Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands

Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands (April 1, 1901 – March 28, 1961) was a Welsh-American member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. He was born in Cambria, Wisconsin, the son of Emma (née Davies) and David Morris Rowlands, of Welsh descent. He had an elder brother, Morris.

Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands
Wisconsin State Assembly
In office 1927–1933
Wisconsin State Senate
In office 1935–1937
Chairman of Wisconsin Progressive Party
In office ?–?
Personal details
Born	April 1, 1901 Cambria, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	March 28, 1961 (aged 59) Harris County, Texas, U.S.
Spouse	Mary Allen Neal ​ (m. 1924)​
Children	2, including Gena Rowlands
Relatives	Nick Cassavetes (grandson) Alexandra Cassavetes (granddaughter) Zoe Cassavetes (granddaughter)
Occupation	Politician

Biography

On September 10, 1924, in Arkansas, he married Mary Allen Neal, who became an actress in her later years, and was known as Lady Rowlands. They had two children: a son, David, and a daughter, Virginia, who is best known as the Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Gena Rowlands.

Rowlands served in the Assembly from 1927 to 1933 and in the Senate from 1935 to 1937. He was also Chairman of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.

Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands died in 1961 in Harris County, Texas, four days before his 60th birthday.

External links

• The Political Graveyard