Frank Townsend Bow (February 20, 1901 – November 13, 1972) was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican Congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951, until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland on November 13, 1972.

The Frank T. Bow Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Canton, Ohio is named in his honor.

[1] During the Eightieth United States Congress, Bow was hired as part of the general counsel to the Expenditures Committee.

He was a close ally of Dwight D. Eisenhower and a staunch supporter of tax reform.

Ambassador to Panama after his congressional term ended having been confirmed September 8, but died of heart failure at Bethesda Naval Hospital on November 13, 1972, before he was sworn in.