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'''John L. Mowry''' was an American politician.
==Early life and education==
A native of [[Baxter, Iowa]], John Mowry was born on December 15, 1905 to parents William Mowry and Grace Lindsay Conn. Mowry graduated from [[Marshalltown High School]] in 1924, then enrolled at [[Ohio State University]] before transferring to the [[University of Iowa]]. After completing his bachelor's degree in 1928, Mowry earned a Juris Doctor at [[University of Iowa College of Law|Iowa's College of Law]] in 1930.<ref name="iaga">{{cite news |title=Senator John L. Mowry |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=63&personID=359 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |agency=Iowa General Assembly}}</ref>
==Federal Bureau of Investigation and military career==
Mowry was a special agent of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] from 1930 to 1934, assigned to investigate racketeering. Following [[Thomas E. Dewey]]'s appointment as special prosecutor in 1935, Mowry became special agent responsible for Manhattan, serving through 1938. Between 1941 and 1944, Mowry served stateside in the [[United States Army Air Forces]], and was stationed in Philadelphia. The following year, he served a term as national president of the Society of Former Agents of the FBI.<ref name="iaga"/>
==Political career in Iowa==
Mowry began a four-year term as [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall County]] attorney in 1938, and was mayor of Marshalltown from 1950 to 1955. Between 1957 and 1965, Mowry was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] legislator for [[Iowa House of Representatives, District 51|District 51]] of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]. In 1963 and 1964, he was house majority leader. Mowry returned to the state house, again for District 51, from 1967 to 1969. He was subsequently elected to [[Iowa Senate]] from 1969 to 1973, serving two years in each in [[Iowa Senate, District 26|District 26]] and [[Iowa Senate, District 18|District 18]] due to redistricting.<ref name="iaga"/>
In 1961, Mowry opposed a bill allowing for [[Iowa Supreme Court]] and [[Iowa District Courts|district court]] judges to be gubernatorial appointments, rather than popularly elected.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iowans to vote on appointments |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/28858505/ |access-date=April 29, 2024 |work=Des Moines Register |date=February 24, 1961}}</ref>
==Personal life and death==
Mowry's uncle [[Ross Mowry|Ross]] also served in the Iowa Legislature. John Mowry married Irene Lounsberry, a daughter of fellow lawyer Harold C. Lounsberry, on June 7, 1941.<ref name="iaga"/><ref>{{cite news |title=John Robert Irvine |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/desmoinesregister/name/john-irvine-obituary?id=48476174 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |work=Des Moines Register |date=January 29, 2009}} [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/131169468/ Alternate URL]</ref> The couple had one daughter, Madelyn. He died at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center on November 1, 1995, aged 89.<ref name="iaga"/>
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'''John L. Mowry''' was an American politician.
==Early life and education==
A native of [[Baxter, Iowa]], John Mowry was born on December 15, 1905 to parents William Mowry and Grace Lindsay Conn. Mowry graduated from [[Marshalltown High School]] in 1924, then enrolled at [[Ohio State University]] before transferring to the [[University of Iowa]]. After completing his bachelor's degree in 1928, Mowry earned a Juris Doctor at [[University of Iowa College of Law|Iowa's College of Law]] in 1930.<ref name="iaga">{{cite news |title=Senator John L. Mowry |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=63&personID=359 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |agency=Iowa General Assembly}}</ref>
==Federal Bureau of Investigation and military career==
Mowry was a special agent of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] from 1930 to 1934, assigned to investigate racketeering. Following [[Thomas E. Dewey]]'s appointment as special prosecutor in 1935, Mowry became special agent responsible for Manhattan, serving through 1938. Between 1941 and 1944, Mowry served stateside in the [[United States Army Air Forces]], and was stationed in Philadelphia. The following year, he served a term as national president of the Society of Former Agents of the FBI.<ref name="iaga"/>
==Political career in Iowa==
Mowry began a four-year term as [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall County]] attorney in 1938, and was mayor of Marshalltown from 1950 to 1955. Between 1957 and 1965, Mowry was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] legislator for [[Iowa House of Representatives, District 51|District 51]] of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]. In 1963 and 1964, he was house majority leader. Mowry returned to the state house, again for District 51, from 1967 to 1969. He was subsequently elected to [[Iowa Senate]] from 1969 to 1973, serving two years in each in [[Iowa Senate, District 26|District 26]] and [[Iowa Senate, District 18|District 18]] due to redistricting.<ref name="iaga"/>
In 1961, Mowry opposed a bill allowing for [[Iowa Supreme Court]] and [[Iowa District Courts|district court]] judges to be gubernatorial appointments, rather than popularly elected.<ref>{{cite news |title=Iowans to vote on appointments |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/28858505/ |access-date=April 29, 2024 |work=Des Moines Register |date=February 24, 1961}}</ref>
==Personal life and death==
Mowry's uncle [[Ross Mowry|Ross]] also served in the Iowa Legislature. John Mowry married Irene Lounsberry, a daughter of fellow lawyer Harold C. Lounsberry, on June 7, 1941.<ref name="iaga"/><ref>{{cite news |title=John Robert Irvine |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/desmoinesregister/name/john-irvine-obituary?id=48476174 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |work=Des Moines Register |date=January 29, 2009}} [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/131169468/ Alternate URL]</ref> The couple had one daughter, Madelyn. He died at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center on November 1, 1995, aged 89.<ref name="iaga"/>
==References==
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{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mowry, John}}
[[Category:1905 births]]
[[Category:1995 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century American lawyers]]
[[Category:20th-century American legislators]]
[[Category:New York (state) lawyers]]
[[Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Republican Party Iowa state senators]]
[[Category:Federal Bureau of Investigation agents]]
[[Category:Ohio State University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Iowa College of Law alumni]]
[[Category
istrict attorneys in Iowa]][[Category:Mayors of places in Iowa]]
[[Category
eople from Marshalltown, Iowa]][[Category
eople from Jasper County, Iowa]]Okumaya devam et...