John G. Dow

Who was John G. Dow?

John Goodchild Dow was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

He was born in New York City. He graduated from Harvard University in 1927 and received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1937. He was a director of civil defense in Grand View, New York from 1950 until 1964. He was elected to Congress in 1964 defeating 18-year incumbent Katharine St. George and served from January 3, 1965 until January 3, 1969. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election against Martin B. McKneally in 1968 but in 1970 won the seat back from McKneally and served in Congress a second time from January 3, 1971 until January 3, 1973. He was redistricted into New York's 26th congressional district after the 1970 United States Census and lost a re-election bid against Benjamin A. Gilman. He was a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress again in 1974,1982 and finally in 1990. He died in Suffern, New York.