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Tillie Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001.
Born in Milledgeville, Georgia, she graduated from Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1960 before earning her undergraduate degree from Emory University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, in 1964. She earned a law degree from the Emory University School of Law three years later. No Atlanta-area law firm would hire a woman at the time, but U.S. Representative Robert G. Stephens Jr. of Georgia hired her as a legislative assistant for three years. She then worked as general counsel in the White House Office of Consumer Affairs until 1971. In 1968 she married L. Buck Fowler, moving with him to Jacksonville, Florida in 1971. After more than a decade as a mother and housewife, Tillie Fowler re-entered politics. She was elected to the Jacksonville city council and served from 1985 to 1992 as its first female and, later, as its first Republican president in 1989 to 1990. She also served as chair of the Duval County tourism development council from 1989 to 1990 and chair of the Florida Endowment for the Humanities from 1989 to 1991. In 1992, when Democrat Charles E. Bennett, a 22-term Representative, announced his retirement from the House, Fowler entered the race for the northeast Florida seat. With a well-financed campaign that focused on congressional reform and term limits, Fowler won with 56 percent of the vote. She ran unopposed in her succeeding three elections.
Fowler's voting record was relatively moderate by Southern Republican standards. She was moderately pro-choice on abortion and refused to take money from the National Rifle Association. Her main interest, however, was in defense issues — not surprising given the large number of naval bases in the Jacksonville area. As the only Republican woman on the House Armed Services Committee, she blasted the Clinton administration's cuts in defense spending and subsequent increases in spending for peacekeeping missions. She tried to head off the shutdown of the naval firing range at Vieques, but was unsuccessful. Her interest in defense issues, as well as her demeanor, earned her the nickname "Steel Magnolia." Fowler eventually rose to vice-chairwoman of the House Republican Conference (caucus), the number-five position among House Republicans; keeping her pledge to only serve four terms, she did not run for reelection in 2000.
In 2001 Fowler joined Holland & Knight, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm. In May 2004, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appointed Fowler as one of four members of an independent panel to investigate abuse of Iraqi prisoners of war. The panel recommended a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. military’s procedures for the handling of prisoners. On February 28, 2005, Fowler suffered a brain hemorrhage while in Jacksonville. She died two days later on March 2.
Wikipedia article, Tillie Fowler, accessed June 16, 2021.
<p>Tillie Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942 – March 2, 2005) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001.</p>
<p>Tillie Kidd was born in Milledgeville, Georgia on December 23, 1942. Her father, Culver Kidd Jr., served in the Georgia General Assembly for 46 years, including 16 years in the state house and 30 in the state senate. Her brother, Rusty Kidd, served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017. She graduated from Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1960 before earning her undergraduate degree from Emory University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, in 1964.[1] She earned a law degree from the Emory University School of Law three years later. Her father had encouraged her to attend law school because she was a fairly outspoken woman by the standards of the time. She was admitted to the bar soon after getting her degree. No Atlanta-area law firm would hire a woman at the time, but U.S. Representative Robert G. Stephens Jr. of Georgia hired her as a legislative assistant for three years. She then worked as general counsel in the White House Office of Consumer Affairs until 1971.</p>
<p>In 1971, she married and moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, to her father's chagrin. She was active in volunteer activities and the area Junior League, serving as the Jacksonville chapter's president from 1982 to 1983, and was elected to the Jacksonville City Council in 1985. In 1989, Fowler became the council's president.</p>
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<p>Tillie Fowler, whose roots in Florida politics ran deep, rose to become one of the highest-ranking Republican women in the House. Representative Fowler served on the influential Armed Services Committee, a key assignment since her district encompassed the Jacksonville naval facilities, before honoring a pledge to retire after four terms.</p>
<p>Tillie Kidd was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 23, 1942, daughter of Culver and Katherine Kidd. She was raised in a politically active family; her father served for more than 40 years in the Georgia state legislature. Kidd received an AB in political science from Emory University in 1964 and a JD from the Emory University School of Law in 1967; she was admitted to the bar that year. She moved to Washington, DC, to work as a legislative assistant to Representative Robert Grier Stephens Jr. of Georgia from 1967 to 1970. In 1968 she married L. Buck Fowler, and the couple lived in Washington as Tillie Fowler accepted a position as a counsel in the Richard M. Nixon White House Office of Consumer Affairs from 1970 to 1971. The Fowlers moved to Jacksonville in 1971, where they raised two daughters: Tillie Anne and Elizabeth. After more than a decade as a mother and housewife, Tillie Fowler re-entered politics. She was elected to the Jacksonville city council and served from 1985 to 1992 as its first female and, later, as its first Republican president in 1989 to 1990. She also served as chair of the Duval County tourism development council from 1989 to 1990 and chair of the Florida Endowment for the Humanities from 1989 to 1991.</p>
<p>In 1992, when Democrat Charles Edward Bennett, a 22-term Representative, announced his retirement from the House, Fowler entered the race for the northeast Florida seat, which encompassed Jacksonville and portions of St. Johns and Duval counties. Her opponent in the general election was Mattox Hair, a prominent state legislator. With a well-financed campaign that focused on congressional reform and term limits, Fowler won with 56 percent of the vote. She ran unopposed in the succeeding three elections. When she entered the 103rd Congress (1993–1995), Fowler was appointed to the Armed Services Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.</p>
Cartes-de-visite portrait photographs of female dancers, ca. 1854-1879.
Cartes-de-visite portrait photographs of female dancers, ca. 1854-1879.
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Cartes-de-visite portrait photographs of female dancers, ca. 1854-1879.
Cartes-de-visite photographs depicting about 300 female dancers in ballet, opera, and musical comedy from the United States, England, France, Germany, and Italy.
Cartes-de-visite portrait photographs of female dancers, ca. 1854-1879.
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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 2006. Controlled Congressional Correspondence Files, 1/1989 - 12/1992
Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 2006. Controlled Congressional Correspondence Files, 1/1989 - 12/1992
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Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 - 2006. Controlled Congressional Correspondence Files, 1/1989 - 12/1992
This series consist of controlled correspondence with members of Congress signed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Deputy Administrator of the EPA, or the various assistant administrators of the EPA. This correspondence was processed under special handling control procedures because of the importance of the the letters or time requirements of replies. Records consist of copies of incoming letters, copies of responses, and enclosures. The materials generally relate to constituents concerns about the environmental issues within their community. Some of the correspondence discusses grant proposals for EPA, employment applications, and program analysis within EPA divisions.
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