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Thomas Butler Dowda

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Thomas Butler Dowda
Dowda in 1941
Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
from Putnam County
In office
1941–1953
Personal details
Born(1898-09-23)September 23, 1898
Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 2, 1986(1986-09-02) (aged 87)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGeorgia Dowda[1]
Children1[2]
Alma materStetson University

Thomas Butler Dowda (September 23, 1898 – September 2, 1986) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives.[3][4]

Life and career

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Dowda was born in Smyrna, Georgia. He attended Stetson University.[5]

Dowda served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1941 to 1953.[3][4]

Dowda died[1] on September 2, 1986, at the age of 87.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thomas Butler Dowda". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. September 4, 1986. p. 15. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Thomas Butler (Tom) Dowda". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. April 9, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ a b "The People of Lawmaking Florida 1822 – 2019", Florida Legislature, February 2019
  5. ^ Florida Highways: Volume 13, J.E. Robinson, 1994, p. 31