William F. Dowd

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = William F. Dowd

|image =

|caption =

|state_assembly=New Jersey

|district=10th

|term_start = January 10, 1978

|term_end = January 12, 1982

|alongside = Anthony M. Villane

|predecessor = Brian T. Kennedy

|successor = John Paul Doyle
Warren Wolf

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|11|11}}

|birth_place = Long Branch, New Jersey

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|4|21|1943|11|11}}

|death_place = Long Branch, New Jersey

|party = Republican

}}

William F. Dowd (November 11, 1943 – April 21, 2018) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1982.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144109733/ |title=Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 1, 1979 · Page 20 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1979-11-01 |accessdate=2017-04-30}}

He died on April 21, 2018, in Long Branch, New Jersey at age 74.{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=william-f-dowd&pid=188821650&fhid=27014 |title=William Dowd Obituary - Long Branch, NJ | Asbury Park Press |publisher=Legacy.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-11}}