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| | | death_date=October 2, 1971 (aged 49) | | | death_date=October 2, 1971 (aged 49) |
| | | death_place=Louisville, Kentucky | | | death_place=Louisville, Kentucky |
| − | | spouse=Cynthia T. Thompson Cowger (died 1995) | + | | spouse=Cynthia T. Thompson Cowger |
| − | | children=David Garvin Cowger (1954-2014) | + | | children=David Garvin Cowger |
| | | occupation=[[Business]]man | | | occupation=[[Business]]man |
| | | residence=Louisville, Kentucky | | | residence=Louisville, Kentucky |
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| | | battles=[[World War II]]}} | | | battles=[[World War II]]}} |
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| − | '''William Owen Cowger''' (January 1, 1922 – October 2, 1971) was a [[Moderate Republican]] [[mayor]] of [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]], from 1961 to 1965 and a [[United States Representative]] for the 3rd congressional district for two terms from 1967 to 1971. He died of a fatal illness nine months after leaving the House.<ref name=findagrave> | + | '''William Owen Cowger''' (January 1, 1922 – October 2, 1971) was a [[Moderate Republican]] [[mayor]] of [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]], from 1961 to 1965 and a [[United States Representative]] for the 3rd congressional district for two terms from 1967 to 1971. He died of a fatal illness nine months after leaving the House.<ref name=findagrave>William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessdate=September 17, 2021.</ref> |
| − | William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessdate=September 17, 2021.</ref> | |
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| | Cowger was born in Hastings in Adams County in southeastern [[Nebraska]], but moved to Louisville to study [[political science]] at the [[University of Louisville]]. After other graduate work and military service in [[World War II]], he returned to Louisville and became president of a mortgage loan company. In 1961, Cowger was elected mayor of Louisville for a single four-year term and was then ineligible under state law to have run for reelection in 1965.<ref name=findagrave/> | | Cowger was born in Hastings in Adams County in southeastern [[Nebraska]], but moved to Louisville to study [[political science]] at the [[University of Louisville]]. After other graduate work and military service in [[World War II]], he returned to Louisville and became president of a mortgage loan company. In 1961, Cowger was elected mayor of Louisville for a single four-year term and was then ineligible under state law to have run for reelection in 1965.<ref name=findagrave/> |