Frank L. Dowling

Frank L. Dowling
8th Manhattan Borough President
In office
1 January 1918 – 27 September 1919
Preceded byMarcus M. Marks
Succeeded byMichael F. Loughman (Acting)
7th President of the New York City Board of Aldermen
In office
1 January 1917 – 1 January 1918
Preceded byGeorge McAneny
Succeeded byAl Smith
Personal details
Born1865
Died27 September 1919
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3

Frank L. Dowling (1865 – 27 September 1919) was an American politician who served as the 8th Manhattan Borough President as a member of the Democratic Party from 1 January 1918 until his death in office on 27 September 1919.[1]

Political career & death

Dowling was first elected on 7 November 1916 as the 7th President of the New York City Board of Aldermen with 308,687 votes or 48.76% in a four-person race, with his closest opponent Republican candidate Henry H. Curran receiving 274,945 votes or 43.43%, thereby gaining Democratic control over the presidency. Dowling was sworn in on 1 January 1917 and held the position for a year before being elected Manhattan Borough President on 6 November 1917 with 110,179 votes or 47% in a six-person race, defeating incumbent Republican Borough President Marcus M. Marks by 23,845 votes or 10.17%. Dowling served as Borough President from 1 January 1918 until his death in office of pneumonia on 27 September 1919 in New York City.[2][3]

Dowling was buried on 1 October 1919 in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.[4] A momument was erected in Dowling's memory in Chelsea Park, Manhattan in 1926.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Dowling". politicalgraveyard.com. 1996. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ "A Tammany Sweep — Hylan Can Get Every Vote in the Board of Estimate — Carries Every Borough — His Vote Is 293,382, Mitchel's 148,060, and Hillquit's 138,793 — Lewis, Attorney General — Beaten in This City, but Had a Big Plurality Up-State — Hylan Promises Loyalty". The New York Times. 7 November 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Dowling, Frank". ourcampaigns.com. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Frank L. Dowling Dies of Pneumonia — President of Manhattan Borough Stricken After Attack of Gall Stones a Week Ago — Long Career in Politics — Former President of Board of Aldermen Served 18 Years in That Body — Mayor Pays Tribute". The New York Times. 28 September 1919. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Chelsea Park". nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Manhattan Borough President
1918-1919 		Succeeded by
Michael F. Loughman (Acting)