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Dexter Marvin Lowry
Dexter Marvin Lowry (1876–1936) was an American politician who served as mayor of Tallahassee and as a senator in the legislature of Florida.[1] Lowry was born in 1876 in Valleyhead, Alabama and moved to Tallahassee in 1900 to work as the general manager of the Florida Cotton Oil Company.[1] In 1904, he was elected to the city commission.[1] In 1910, he was elected mayor.[1] He served an additional seven consecutive terms as mayor through 1917.[1] In 1918, he was elected to the Florida State Senate where he served two terms.[1] In 1920, he served as president and owner of Capital City Bank.[1] Ensley died in 1936.[1] His younger brother, Fred Lowry (1909–1985), served on the Tallahassee city commission (1946–1948) and as mayor in 1948. References
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