Background
He was born in Buffalo"s First Ward on December 5, 1891.
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Bernard Dowd
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He graduated from high school around 1915 and entered the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy.
Career
He entered World War I in May 1918 as a sergeant in Company G, 309th Infantry, 78 Division. He was gassed in the Battle of Saint Mihiel and reported dead. In May 1919, Dowd returned to Buffalo honorably discharged from the service.
He graduated from pharmacy school and opened Dowd"s Pharmacy located after 1940 at 110 Potomac Avenue, at the corner of DeWitt Street.
He was elected mayor on November 6, 1945, as the Republican candidate. On May 9, 1946, Mayor Dowd was in Washington, District of Columbia He was defeated in the 1951 Republican primary for Common Council President.
He died on November 1, 1971 in Veteran"s Hospital after a long illness.
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