Roy H. Rowe was an American politician. Rowe was a theatre manager for Warner Bros., based in Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Upon returning to his hometown of

Burgaw, North Carolina Burgaw is a town in, and the county seat of, Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,872 at the 2010 census. Burgaw is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The town most likely derives its nam ...

, by the 1940s, Rowe became the manager of the Pender Theater. Rowe served in the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

and the North Carolina Senate. Rowe sought the

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nomination for the 1952 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election, which was won by

Luther H. Hodges Luther Hartwell Hodges (March 9, 1898October 6, 1974) was a businessman and American politician. After a career in textile manufacturing, he entered public service, gaining some state appointments. Elected as lieutenant governor of North Carolin ...

. Roy Rowe was married to Nina Worsley Rowe.

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