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Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands

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Name
  
Edwin Rowlands

Role
  
Member of the Assembly

Siblings
  
Morris Rowlands


Died
  
March 28, 1961, Harris County, Texas, United States

Spouse
  
Lady Rowlands (m. 1924–1961)

Children
  
Gena Rowlands, David Rowlands

Parents
  
Emma Rowlands, David Rowlands

Similar People
  
Gena Rowlands, Lady Rowlands, Nick Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes, Alexandra Cassavetes

Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands (April 1, 1901 – March 28, 1961) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. He was born in Cambria, Wisconsin, the son of Emma (née Davies) and David Morris Rowlands, of Welsh descent. He had an elder brother, Morris.

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Family

On September 10, 1924, in Arkansas, he wed Mary Ellen (née Neal), a painter. The couple had two children: a son, David, and a daughter, Virginia, who is best known as the Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Gena Rowlands.

Political career

Rowlands served in the Assembly from 1927-33 and in the Senate from 1935-37. He was also Chairman of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.

Death

Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands died in 1961 in Harris County, Texas, four days before his 60th birthday.

References

Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands Wikipedia