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Herbert Wolcott Bowen

Birth	:	29 Feb 1856 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Death	:	29 May 1927 Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.9749985, -84.4978027
Description	:	Son of Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) and Lucy Maria Tappan (1825-1863). Married Carolyn Mae Clegg 6 Jun 1844 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The following bio, from Who's Who in the World, 1912, was submitted by Find A Grave Contributor "JH." "Bowen, Herbert Wolcott: Diplomat. Admitted to the bar, 1881; in practice, New York, 1884-90; consul, 1890-95; consul general 1895-99;, Barcelona, Spain; minister and consul-general, Teheran, Persia, 1899-1901; Envoy Exraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Venezuela, 1901-05. Born Feb. 29, 1856, Brooklyn, N. Y., son of Henry Chandler and Lucy M. (Tappan) Bowen. Educated... Read More	Son of Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) and Lucy Maria Tappan (1825-1863). Married Carolyn Mae Clegg 6 Jun 1844 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The following bio, from Who's Who in the World, 1912, was submitted by Find A Grave Contributor "JH." "Bowen, Herbert Wolcott: Diplomat. Admitted to the bar, 1881; in practice, New York, 1884-90; consul, 1890-95; consul general 1895-99;, Barcelona, Spain; minister and consul-general, Teheran, Persia, 1899-1901; Envoy Exraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Venezuela, 1901-05. Born Feb. 29, 1856, Brooklyn, N. Y., son of Henry Chandler and Lucy M. (Tappan) Bowen. Educated at Brooklyn Poly. and in Europe; member class 1878, Yale (hon. M.A., 1903), LL.B., Columbia, cum laude, 1881." Author: "International Law." Obituary from: Times Union 31 May 1927 Woodstock, Connecticut "HERBERT W. BOWEN, DIPLOMAT, BURIED Former Minister to Persia and Venezuela Was of Old Heights Family. Woodstock, May 31. - Private funeral services were held today for Herbert Wolcott Bowen, 71, former Minister to Persia and Venezuela, who died of heart disease here Sunday. Mr. Bowen was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 29, 1856. His father was Henry Chandler Bowen, found of the Journal of Commerce, to whose home on Brooklyn Heights there came a host of literary, political and social celebrities. The late Presidents Rutherford B. Hays and Benjamin Harrison were guests of the Bowens in Woodstock. Mr. Bowen left the diplomatic service in 1905. He had represented the United States as consul -general in Barcelona in 1893, and was the last American official to leave Spain before the Spanish- American War, facing a hostile mob in the streets. Later he was appointed minister to Persia, serving in that capacity for two years. As Minister to Venezuela in 1902, Mr. Bowen was in charge of American interests during the Venezuelan claim crisis between that country, Germany, Great Britain and Italy. Mr. Bowen received his early education in Europe. He entered Yale in 1874 and in his senior year was one of the founders of the Yale Daily News, the oldest college paper in the country. He was a classmate of Chief Justice Taft. Two years after graduation Mr. Bowen entered Columbia Law School and his classmate was former President Roosevelt. He leaved his wife, who was Carolyn Mae Clegg, of Galveston, Tex., and whom he married in 1902; a brother, Clarence Winthrop Bowen, former publisher and proprietor of the Independent, and three sister, Mrs. Grace Bowen Hardy, wife of Arthur Sherburne Hardy, former Minister to Spain; Mrs. Alice Bowen Richardson, wife of the late Prof. Rufus B. Richardson of the American School of Archeology at Athens, and Mrs. George C. Holt, wife of a former Federal judge and mother of Hamilton Holt, president of Rollins College, Florida."

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Herbert Wolcott Bowen's memorial is located at: Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Gladwin County, USA.
When did Herbert Wolcott Bowen death?
Herbert Wolcott Bowen death on 29 May 1927 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

Carolyn Mae Clegg Bowen

(1876 - 1949)

Siblings

Edward Augustus Bowen

(1847 - 1926)

Grace Aspinwall Bowen Hardy

(1850 - 1940)

Clarence Winthrop Bowen

(1852 - 1935)

Alice Linden Bowen Richardson

(1854 - 1948)

Franklin Davis Bowen

(1860 - 1940)

Paul Holt Bowen

(1868 - 1895)

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Coordinate: 43.9749985, -84.4978027

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Coordinate: 44.0156300, -84.3489620

13. Hamilton Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0497423, -84.6264065

14. Garrity Cemetery
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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
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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
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