Frank L. Dowling

Frank L. Dowling
Frank L. Dowling
8th Manhattan Borough President
	In office; 1 January 1918 – 27 September 1919
Preceded by	Marcus M. Marks
Succeeded by	Michael F. Loughman (Acting)
7th President of the New York City Board of Aldermen
	In office; 1 January 1917 – 1 January 1918
Preceded by	George McAneny
Succeeded by	Al Smith
Personal details
Born	1865
Died	27 September 1919; New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	3

Frank L. Dowling (1865 – 27 September 1919) was an American politician who served as the 8th Manhattan Borough President as a member of the Democratic Party from 1 January 1918 until his death in office on 27 September 1919.^[1]

Political career & death

Dowling was first elected on 7 November 1916 as the 7th President of the New York City Board of Aldermen with 308,687 votes or 48.76% in a four-person race, with his closest opponent Republican candidate Henry H. Curran receiving 274,945 votes or 43.43%, thereby gaining Democratic control over the presidency. Dowling was sworn in on 1 January 1917 and held the position for a year before being elected Manhattan Borough President on 6 November 1917 with 110,179 votes or 47% in a six-person race, defeating incumbent Republican Borough President Marcus M. Marks by 23,845 votes or 10.17%. Dowling served as Borough President from 1 January 1918 until his death in office of pneumonia on 27 September 1919 in New York City.^[2]^[3]

Dowling was buried on 1 October 1919 in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.^[4] A momument was erected in Dowling's memory in Chelsea Park, Manhattan in 1926.^[5]