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Edward M. Rowe (March 17, 1902 – December 16, 1971) was an American politician who served in the
Massachusetts Senate The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the ...
and was a two-time candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces. Massachusetts ...
.


Early life

Rowe was born on March 17, 1902, in
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
. He graduated from
Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...
in 1927 and
Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each class ...
in 1931. Rowe remained in
Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...
after graduating from Harvard.


Political career

In 1942, Rowe was elected to represent the 2nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate. In 1948 he ran for Governor of Massachusetts, accusing incumbent Republican Governor
Robert F. Bradford Robert Fiske Bradford (December 15, 1902 – March 18, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as the List of Governors of Massachusetts, 57th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1947 to 1949. Early years Robert Fiske Bra ...
of being in an "unwholesome political alliance" with Boston Mayor
James Michael Curley James Michael Curley (November 20, 1874 – November 12, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served four terms as mayor of Boston. He also served a single term as governor of Massachusetts, characterized ...
. Bradford defeated Rowe by a 5 to 1 margin to win the Republican nomination. On November 27, 1948, was critically injured in a hit and run accident in Back Bay. He eventually recovered. In 1950, Rowe again ran for Governor. He finished last in the six candidate primary with 2% of the vote.


Death

Rowe died on December 16, 1971, at his home in Cambridge.


See also

* Massachusetts legislature: 1943–1944, 1945–1946, 1947–1948


References

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