CHESTER BLISS BOWLES

Bowles, Chester Bliss (1901-1986) — also known as Chester Bowles — of Essex, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., April 5, 1901. Son of Charles Allen Bowles and Nellie (Harris) Bowles. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948, 1956; Governor of Connecticut, 1949-51; U.S. Ambassador to India, 1951-53, 1963-69; Nepal, 1951-53; , 1961-63; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1959-61; author. Unitarian. Member, Grange; Americans for Democratic Action; Council on Foreign Relations; Urban League. Died in Essex, Middlesex County, Conn., May 25, 1986. Interment at River View Cemetery, Essex, Conn.

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell