James M. McGowan (January 19, 1920 – November 28, 2004) was an American
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official who served three terms in the
New Jersey General Assembly from 1957 to 1963.
McGowan was born in
on January 19, 1920. He graduated from
Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth and attended
Union Junior College in
Cranford. He founded Colby and McGowan, Inc., an Elizabeth-based printing firm, in 1938.
He was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1957, and was re-elected in 1959 and 1961. He ran for
State Senator
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in 1963 and won the Democratic primary against Assemblyman
John J. Wilson, but lost to incumbent Republican
Nelson Stamler
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by a 55%-45% margin.
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1920 births
2004 deaths
Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Thomas Jefferson High School (New Jersey) alumni
20th-century American legislators
Union College (New Jersey) alumni
20th-century New Jersey politicians