W. W. McDowell

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W. W. McDowell
Lieutenant Governor of Montana
In office
1913–1921
Governor Sam V. Stewart
Preceded by William R. Allen
Succeeded by Nelson Story, Jr.
United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ireland
In office
1933–1934
Preceded by Frederick A. Sterling
Succeeded by Alvin M. Owsley
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
In office
1908–1913
Personal details
Born (1867-01-22)January 22, 1867
Trenton, Tennessee, U.S.
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Dublin, Ireland
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Mary Lee Sturges
Residence Butte, Montana
Occupation Mine operator, businessman, diplomat

William Wallace McDowell (January 22, 1867 – April 9, 1934) was an American politician in the state of Montana who served as Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1913 to 1921. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1908 to 1913 and was Speaker from 1909 to 1913. [1][2] McDowell was born in Trenton, Tennessee and came to Montana in 1896. In 1933, he was appointed to serve as United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Ambassador) to Ireland by president Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3] He died of a sudden heart attack on April 9, 1934 while attending a banquet in Dublin.[4] He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.

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