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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
| battles=[[World War II]]}}
| battles=[[World War II]]}}
'''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>
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/>