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Biographical Note

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

 

Lamont Montgomery Bowers