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'''William Owen Cowger''' (January 1, 1922 &ndash; October 2, 1971), also known as '''Bill Cowger''',<ref name=huffingtonpost>Runyon, Keith (February 5, 2017). [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/remembering-sen-marlow-co_b_9167644 Remembering Sen. Marlow Cook: One of Kentucky’s last moderate Republicans]. ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> 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>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7095741/william-owen-cowger William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) - Find A Grave Memorial], retrieved September 17, 2021.</ref>

'''William Owen Cowger''' (January 1, 1922 &ndash; October 2, 1971), also known as '''Bill Cowger''',<ref name=wfpl>Runyon, Keith (February 5, 2017). [https://wfpl.org/marlow-cook-remembrance/ Remembering Marlow Cook, A Bygone Kind Of Kentucky Republican]. ''WFPL''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> 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>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7095741/william-owen-cowger William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) - Find A Grave Memorial], retrieved September 17, 2021.</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

==Political career==

==Political career==

In 1961, Cowger was elected mayor of Louisville for a single four-year term along with [[Marlow W. Cook]].<ref name=huffingtonpost/> He was later ineligible under state law to have run for reelection in 1965.<ref name=findagrave/>  

In 1961, Cowger was elected mayor of Louisville for a single four-year term along with [[Marlow W. Cook]].<ref name=wfpl/> He was later ineligible under state law to have run for reelection in 1965.<ref name=findagrave/>  

===U.S. House of Representatives===

===U.S. House of Representatives===