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Neal Dow

Neal Dow

Former Mayor of Portland, Maine
Neal Dow was an American Prohibition advocate and politician. Nicknamed the "Napoleon of Temperance" and the "Father of Prohibition", Dow was born to a Quaker family in Portland, Maine. From a young age, he believed alcohol to be the cause of many... Wikipedia
Born: March 20, 1804, Portland, ME
Died: October 2, 1897 (age 93 years), Portland, ME
Parents: Dorcas Allen Dow and Josiah Dow
Books: The Reminiscences of Neal Dow: Recollections of Eighty Years, Transcript of Record: Supreme Court of the United States. No. 299. Neal Dow, Plaintiff in Error, Vs. Bradish Johnson, and Results of Prohibitory Legislation
Party: Whig Party
Previous offices: Mayor of Portland, Maine (1855–1856) and Mayor of Portland, Maine (1851–1852)
Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, ME