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Clarence Winthrop Bowen

Birth	:	22 May 1852 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Death	:	2 Nov 1935 Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.9749985, -84.4978027
Description	:	Married 28 Jan 1892, Chicago, Illinois, Roxana Atwater Wentworth, daughter of Hon. John Wentworth and Roxanna Marie Loomis. Children of Clarence and Roxanna are: Roxana Wentworth (1895- ) Following bio contributed by Elisa Rolle (48982101): Clarence Winthrop Bowen (1852–1935) was an American author of historical essays. He was a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune in 1874. That year, he inherited The Independent from his father, and he was its publisher until 1913 when he retired.[1] Clarence Winthrop Bowen was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 22, 1852. His father was Henry... Read More	Married 28 Jan 1892, Chicago, Illinois, Roxana Atwater Wentworth, daughter of Hon. John Wentworth and Roxanna Marie Loomis. Children of Clarence and Roxanna are: Roxana Wentworth (1895- ) Following bio contributed by Elisa Rolle (48982101): Clarence Winthrop Bowen (1852–1935) was an American author of historical essays. He was a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune in 1874. That year, he inherited The Independent from his father, and he was its publisher until 1913 when he retired.[1] Clarence Winthrop Bowen was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 22, 1852. His father was Henry Chandler Bowen (1813–1896), member of dry goods firms of Bowen & McNamee and Bowen, Holmes & Company, NYC, and his mother Lucy Maria Tappan (1825–1863), daughter of Lewis and Suzanna (née Aspinwall) Tappan of Brooklyn.[2] Lewis Tappan joined the Abolitionism movement.[1] Clarence Winthrop Bowen was a direct descendant, on his father's side, from the Apostle Eliot. On his mother's side, he was a great-grand nephew of Benjamin Franklin. He was the elder brother of John Eliot Bowen, American author. Bowen's father was the founder of The Independent in 1848, and subsequently sole owner and editor; Henry Chandler Bowen was the son of George and Lydia Wolcott (née Eaton) Bowen, of Woodstock. Roseland Cottage, also known as Henry C. Bowen House, is a historic house located on Route 169 in Woodstock, Connecticut. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.[3][4] Clarence Winthrop Bowen was a private tutor. In his freshman year at Yale, he won third prize at the Brothers in Unity Freshman debate. In his junior year, he was awarded first prize at the Junior debate and second prize for dispute appointment. His senior year he won second prize for both colloquy appointment and English composition. He was on his Class Cup Committee; member Kappa Sigma Epsilon, Delta Beta Xi (Alpha Sigma Phi), Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Wolf's Head.[2] Clarence Winthrop Bowen attended Yale from 1869 to 1873, then after graduation he went to Yale Divinity School, but did not follow through and instead joined the Department of History earning a Master in 1876 and a Ph.D in 1882.[1] Having completed his dissertation on The Boundaries of Connecticut, in 1882 Bowen was the first doctoral candidate to receive a Ph.D. in history.[5] He married Roxana Atwater Wentworth on January 28, 1892 in Chicago. The following year, her veil was exhibited at the World's Fair in the city and is now at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The daughter of Marie Atwater (née Loomis) and John Wentworth, she died on July 10, 1935.[6] Bowen was the father of Roxana Wentworth Bowen (1895–1968), who married William Stephen Van Rensselaer in 1917, divorced in 1919, and in 1945, she married Sir George Gordon Vereker (1889–1976), the UK Ambassador to Finland and Uruguay, brother-in-law of John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886–1946).[7] Bowen died due to a cerebral hemorrhage on November 2, 1935, in Woodstock, Connecticut, and is buried at Woodstock Hill Cemetery.[2] Bowen’s obituary describes a man whose "optimism was contagious and his faith in the future unchanged.... He had known intimately so many leaders of thought and action for half a century, that his conversation was filled with highly interesting reminiscence." Bowen’s journals and scrapbooks (1869–1934) are preserved at the American Antiquarian Society.[8] Clarence Winthrop Bowen was a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune in 1874. That year, he inherited The Independent from his father, and he was its publisher until 1913 when he retired.[1] In 1884, he was a founding member of the American Historical Association and served as treasurer until 1917. In 1887, he served on the Committee on the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as President of the United States as secretary.[1] He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1904, and served as vice-president from 1920 to 1935;[9] was president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society from 1907 to 1931; earned a doctor of laws at the College of William & Mary in 1918; and was president of the New England Society of New York from 1920 to 1922. Other appointments were: director of the Continental Fire Insurance Company; contributor to The Century Magazine; founding member Connecticut Historical Society; member of the executive committee of the Grant Monument Association; corresponding member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Historical Society; honorary member of the Sociedad Columbina, Spain, and of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society; and trustee of the Manhattan Congregational Church in New York City.[2] Sources: "Papers of Clarence Winthrop Bowen (1852–1935)". Historic New England. Retrieved 5 April 2017. Bulletin of Yale University (15 October 1936). "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University deceased during the Year 1935–1936" (pdf). Yale University. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. "Henry C. Bowen House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-03. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Anne Andrus Grady (November 1, 1991). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland Cottage)" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from c.1977, 1986, 1989 and undated. (1.90 MB) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. "About Us". Yale University, Department of History. Retrieved 5 April 2017. "Wedding veil, 1890-1". V&A Search the Collections. Retrieved 5 April 2017. Carpenter, Francis Bicknell (2017). "Lucy Tappan Bowen (Mrs. Henry C. Bowen)". nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 14 February 2017. "Clarence Winthrop Bowen (1852–1935), 1928". Portraits at the American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 5 April 2017. Dunbar, B. (1987). Members and Officers of the American Antiquarian Society. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society.

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Where is Clarence Winthrop Bowen's memorial?
Clarence Winthrop Bowen's memorial is located at: Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA.
When did Clarence Winthrop Bowen death?
Clarence Winthrop Bowen death on 2 Nov 1935 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 43.9749985
Longitude: -84.4978027

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Chandler Bowen

(1813 - 1896)

Spouse

Siblings

Edward Augustus Bowen

(1847 - 1926)

Grace Aspinwall Bowen Hardy

(1850 - 1940)

Alice Linden Bowen Richardson

(1854 - 1948)

Herbert Wolcott Bowen

(1856 - 1927)

Franklin Davis Bowen

(1860 - 1940)

Paul Holt Bowen

(1868 - 1895)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Highland Cemetery
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9749985, -84.4978027

2. Christ The King Lutheran Church Columbarium
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9725249, -84.5062931

3. Grout Township Cemetery
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9662050, -84.5357490

4. Ridge Cemetery
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0085983, -84.4700012

5. Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0094440, -84.4705560

6. Hillside Cemetery
Sage Township, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0448723, -84.4948387

7. McClure Cemetery
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0407982, -84.4077988

8. Beaverton City Cemetery
Beaverton, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8822220, -84.4944440

9. Arbutus Cemetery
Beaverton, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9152985, -84.3961029

10. Old Order Amish Cemetery
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0694280, -84.4477250

11. Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Arthur Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9886110, -84.6377780

12. Secord Cemetery
Secord, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0156300, -84.3489620

13. Hamilton Township Cemetery
Hamilton Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0497423, -84.6264065

14. Garrity Cemetery
Hamilton Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0577780, -84.6166670

15. Arthur Township Cemetery
Arthur Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9516983, -84.6658020

16. Dale Cemetery
Beaverton, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8541670, -84.4366670

17. Skeels Cemetery
Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0905560, -84.5769440

18. Billings Township Cemetery
Beaverton, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8727989, -84.3189011

19. Butman Township Cemetery
Butman, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1397018, -84.4792023

20. Ott Cemetery
Hatton Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9667015, -84.7356033

21. Devils Knob Golf Course Burial Site
Hamilton Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0432760, -84.7168880

22. Cedar Crest Cemetery
Hamilton Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0605550, -84.7066670

23. Meridith Cemetery
Franklin Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1299916, -84.6111060

24. Thompson Cemetery
Sheridan Township, Clare County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8772220, -84.7061110