W. W. McDowell

William Wallace McDowell (January 22, 1867 – April 9, 1934), known as W. W. McDowell, was an American politician in the state of Montana who also served as United States minister to the Irish Free State.

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W. W. McDowell
United States Envoy to the Irish Free State
In office
March 27, 1934 – April 9, 1934
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byFrederick A. Sterling
Succeeded byAlvin M. Owsley
7th Lieutenant Governor of Montana
In office
January 6, 1913 – January 2, 1921
GovernorSam V. Stewart
Preceded byWilliam R. Allen
Succeeded byNelson Story, Jr.
11th Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives
In office
1909 – 1912
Preceded byE. W. King
Succeeded byAlexander MacDonald
Personal details
Born(1867-01-22)January 22, 1867
Trenton, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1934(1934-04-09) (aged 67)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Lee Sturges
ResidenceButte, Montana
OccupationMine operator, businessman, diplomat

Montana

McDowell was born in Trenton, Tennessee, and came to Montana in 1896. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1908 to 1913, and was Speaker from 1909 to 1913.[1][2] He served as Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1913 to 1921.

Ireland

In September 1933, McDowell was appointed to serve as minister to the Irish Free State by president Franklin D. Roosevelt;[3] he was reappointed in January 1934, as his initial appointment had occurred during a recess of the Senate.[4] Upon presenting his credentials to Irish leaders on March 27, 1934, his official title was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.[4] Two weeks later, he died of a sudden heart attack on April 9, 1934, while attending a banquet in Dublin.[5]

Personal life

McDowell's wife died in Chicago in November 1933, prior to McDowell moving to Ireland; the couple had married in 1912.[6] After McDowell's death in Dublin several months later, his body was returned to the United States and he was buried in Memphis, Tennessee.

References
  1. "Name M'Dowell Irish Minister". Montana Butte Standard. Butte, Montana. September 14, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. "Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "W. W. McDowell, Old Butte Resident, Is Named Minister to Irish Free State". Montana Butte Standard. Butte, Montana. September 14, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. "William Wallace McDowell (1867–1934)". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  5. "W. W. McDowell, United States Minister to Ireland, Dies in Dublin". The Independent Record. Helena, Montana. April 10, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  6. "Mrs. McDowell Dies in Chicago; Rites on Friday". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. AP. November 30, 1933. Retrieved April 18, 2017.


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