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Neal S. Dow (March 20, 1804 – October 2, 1897), nicknamed the "Napoleon of Temperance" and the "Father of Prohibition", was mayor of Portland, Maine. He sponsored the "Maine law of 1851", which prohibited the manufacture and sale of liquor. Dow was widely criticized for his heavy handed tactics during the Portland Rum Riot of 1855.

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  • Neal S. Dow
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  • Neal S. Dow (March 20, 1804 – October 2, 1897), nicknamed the "Napoleon of Temperance" and the "Father of Prohibition", was mayor of Portland, Maine. He sponsored the "Maine law of 1851", which prohibited the manufacture and sale of liquor. Dow was widely criticized for his heavy handed tactics during the Portland Rum Riot of 1855.
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term start
  • 1851-04-24(xsd:date)
Birth Date
  • 1804-03-20(xsd:date)
death place
  • Portland, Maine, USA
Spouse
  • Maria Cornelia Durant Maynard Dow
Name
  • Neal Dow
Party
  • Whig, Republican, Prohibitionist
Birth Place
  • Portland, Maine, USA
Title
term end
  • April 1852
death date
  • 1897-10-02(xsd:date)
Successor
Before
Years
  • 1851(xsd:integer)
  • 1855(xsd:integer)
  • 1880(xsd:integer)
After
Profession
  • Politician
Order
  • --05-09
Predecessor
abstract
  • Neal S. Dow (March 20, 1804 – October 2, 1897), nicknamed the "Napoleon of Temperance" and the "Father of Prohibition", was mayor of Portland, Maine. He sponsored the "Maine law of 1851", which prohibited the manufacture and sale of liquor. Dow was widely criticized for his heavy handed tactics during the Portland Rum Riot of 1855.
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