Background
Dowdy, Charles Wayne was born on July 27, 1943 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States.
United States Representative from Mississippi
Dowdy, Charles Wayne was born on July 27, 1943 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States.
Bachelor, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1965. Bachelor of Laws, Jackson School Law, 1968.
Mayor, McComb, Mississippi, 1978-1981. City judge, 1970-1974. Member United States Congress from 4th Mississippi District, 1981—1989.
Chairman Mississippi Democratic Party, 2004—2008.
President Pike County Industrial Foundation. Past member state board Easter Seal Society, United Way, Salvation Army. Member American Trial Lawyers Association, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Mississippi Bar Association, Pike County Bar Association.
Married Susan Tenney, 1966. Children: Dunbar, Charles, Eloise.