W. W. McDowell
Ambassadors of the United States to Ireland
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| Intro | Ambassadors of the United States to Ireland | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Diplomat | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 22 January 1867, Trenton | |
| Death | 9 April 1934Dublin (aged 67 years) |
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William Wallace McDowell (January 22, 1867 – April 9, 1934) was an American politician in the state of Montana who served as Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1913 to 1921. He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1908 to 1913 and was Speaker from 1909 to 1913.
McDowell was born in Trenton, Tennessee and came to Montana in 1896. In 1933, he was appointed to serve as United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Ambassador) to Ireland by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. He died of a sudden heart attack on April 9, 1934 while attending a banquet in Dublin. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.