| 1847 |
Born in Maine, New York |
| 1866 |
Attended Lowell's Commercial College, Binghamton, New York |
| 1867 |
Became a traveling salesman for Ford & Meagley, Binghamton soap manufacturers |
| 1868 |
Bought out Ford, and became a partner of Meagley & Bowers |
| 1871 |
Sold his interest in the soap business and became a partner in M.A. Sheak
& Co., a Binghamton wholesale grocery business |
| 1872 |
Married Fanny Gray of Maine, New York |
| 1875 |
Son, Franck Taylor Bowers, born |
| 1878 |
Ill health forced a move to Omaha, Nebraska, where he formed a real estate
business, Bemis & Bowers, with George Pickering Bemis |
| 1879 |
Formed a second partnership, Parker & Bowers, Omaha, state agents for
several farm implement manufacturers |
| 1883 |
Returned to Binghamton and spent next 10 years in semi-retirement while investing
in several local businesses and working on inventions |
| 1893 |
Son, Clement Gray Bowers, born |
| 1895 |
Began his association with Rockefeller interests as a confidential representative
in many enterprises with some specific assignments |
| 1895-1901 |
Manager of the Rockefeller-owned Bessemer Steamship Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
It was during this period that he formed his own anchor company |
| 1904 |
Supervised the building of the 17-story Rockefeller Building, Cleveland |
| 1907-1915 |
Chairman of the board of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company |
| 1909 |
His first wife died |
| 1911 |
Married Frances Irene Gere of Montrose, Pa. |
| 1915 |
Returned to Binghamton where he maintained interest in local affairs and remained
a representative of Rockefeller interests on several directorates.
He journeyed to Cleveland every month 'til he was well over 80 to
attend directors' meeting of the American Shipbuilding Co. and the
Great Lakes Towing Co. |
| 1941 |
Died in Binghamton, New York |
