Dow W. Harter
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Dow Watters Harter was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born in Akron, Ohio
, Harter attended the Akron public schools.
He received preparatory education at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and graduated from the law department of the same university in 1907.
He was admitted to the Michigan and Ohio bars in 1907.
He commenced practice in Akron, Ohio
, in 1911.
First assistant prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio
from 1914 to 1916.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1919 and 1920.
United States commissioner at Akron, Ohio
from 1918 to 1926.
Harter was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-third
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth
Congress.
He was admitted to practice of law in the District of Columbia in 1943 and was a partner in a law firm there until his retirement in 1965.
He died in Washington, D.C.
, September 4, 1971.
He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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Born in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
, Harter attended the Akron public schools.
He received preparatory education at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and graduated from the law department of the same university in 1907.
He was admitted to the Michigan and Ohio bars in 1907.
He commenced practice in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
, in 1911.
First assistant prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio
Summit County, Ohio
Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...
from 1914 to 1916.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1919 and 1920.
United States commissioner at Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
from 1918 to 1926.
Harter was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth
78th United States Congress
The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years...
Congress.
He was admitted to practice of law in the District of Columbia in 1943 and was a partner in a law firm there until his retirement in 1965.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, September 4, 1971.
He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery — also Rock Creek Church Yard and Cemetery — is an cemetery with a natural rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE in Washington, D.C.'s Michigan Park neighborhood, near Washington's Petworth neighborhood...
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