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Stephen Wheeler Downey Jr.

Progressive (Bull Moose)

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1914 Progressive (Bull Moose) AD-14 5255 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: 1886
Married: Edith Jennings (d. 1918)
Children: Jack, Stephen W. III, and Tink
Military Service: ARMY (WWI)
Family: Brother of Sheridan Downey
Died: 1959

 

  • His son Stephen Wheeler Downey III had a long military career, including as commander of the 4th Armored Division in Germany (in 1968-1970) and retiring as a Major General in 1972.