Eva Bowring
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Eva Bowring | |
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United States Senator from Nebraska | |
In office April 16, 1954 – November 7, 1954 | |
Appointed by | Robert B. Crosby |
Preceded by | Dwight Griswold |
Succeeded by | Hazel Abel |
Personal details | |
Born | Nevada, Missouri, U.S. | January 9, 1892
Died | January 8, 1985 Gordon, Nebraska, U.S. | (aged 92)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Arthur Bowring |
Eva Bowring (née Kelly; January 9, 1892 – January 8, 1985) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Bowring was born in Nevada, Missouri. In 1928, she married Arthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in Cherry County, Nebraska.[1]
Bowring was active in Republican politics in Nebraska. She was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Robert B. Crosby to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight Griswold, making her the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate. She served from April 16, 1954, to November 7, 1954. Bowring was the fourth of six Senators to serve during the fifteenth Senate term for Nebraska's Class 2 seat, from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1955.
After her service in the Senate, Bowring continued ranching near Merriman. She served part-time on the Board of Parole of the Department of Justice from 1956 to 1964. She died in 1985, only one day before her 93rd birthday. After her death, Bowring Ranch was donated to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, becoming Bowring Ranch State Historical Park.
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[edit]- United States Congress. "Eva Bowring (id: B000709)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1892 births
- 1985 deaths
- Female United States senators
- Nebraska Republicans
- People from Cherry County, Nebraska
- People from Nevada, Missouri
- Ranchers from Nebraska
- Republican Party United States senators from Nebraska
- Women in Nebraska politics
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 20th-century United States senators