Education
Born in Canton, Ohio, Bow attended college at Ohio Northern University, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity, and law school at Columbia Law School.
United States representative lawyer politician
Born in Canton, Ohio, Bow attended college at Ohio Northern University, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity, and law school at Columbia Law School.
He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1923 when he returned to Canton to practice law. The Frank T. Bow Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Canton, Ohio is named in his honor. In 1929, Bow was appointed as assistant attorney general of the state.
In 1932, he was hired by WHBC, a Canton area radio station.
During World World War II, he worked as the station"s overseas correspondent, traveling to cover the war in the Philippines. During the Eightieth United States Congress, Bow was hired as part of the general counsel to the Expenditures Committee.
Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel hired him as a legislative aide during the next Congress. In 1950, Bow was elected to the House of Representatives.
In 1972, Bow announced his retirement from Congress and was set to become the next United States. Ambassador to Panama after his congressional term ended having been confirmed September 8, but died of heart failure at Bethesda Naval Hospital on November 13, 1972 before he was sworn in.