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==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=wfpl/> 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/> Under this capacity, he worked to end racial discrimination and was popular among urban voters.<ref>October 3, 1971. [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/03/archives/william-owen-cowger-49-dies-former-kentucky-representative.html William Owen Cowgfer, 49, Dies; Former Kentucky Representative]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>

 

Cowger was ineligible under state law to have run for re-election in 1965.<ref name=findagrave/>  

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

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