Michael J. Towey

Michael John Towey (June 17, 1902 – September 29, 1960) was an organized labor leader and Democratic politician from Philadelphia.

By 1954, however, Towey joined fellow Democrat James Tate in an effort to weaken the civil service reforms of the new charter.

[9] In 1956, Towey and Tate again proposed charter amendments aimed at weakening civil service protections and this time found the required vote to put it on to the ballot for popular approval.

[11] In 1959, Towey ran for a third Council term and defeated Republican Stanley Bednarek with 60.3% of the vote, his greatest margin to date.

[2] He was survived by his wife, the former Pearl Weidmayer, and was buried in Philadelphia's North Cedar Hill Cemetery.