Bowles was born in Athens, Vermont on January 6, 1866. He attended the district schools at Kendricks Corner and Vermont Academy. At the age of eighteen, he moved to Osage, Iowa and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He later moved to California, where for four years he worked as lumberjack, rancher, and farmer.
Bowles returned east and settled in Massachusetts, working at various businesses in Waltham, Salem and Lynn. He was a trustee of the Vermont Academy, and moved to Springfield in 1898, where he operated a chain of restaurants.
He was elected a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council in 1913, 1918 and 1919, and was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1920 and 1924.
He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George B. Churchill. Bowles was reelected to the Seventieth Congress and served from September 29, 1925 to March 3, 1929. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928 and resumed his former business pursuits.
He died in Springfield May 17, 1932 and was interred in Springfield Cemetery.
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^"Orange Grove Plantation, Beaufort County (overlooking Wallace Creek, St. Helena Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
henry, bowles, henry, leland, bowles, january, 1866, 1932, american, politician, served, united, states, representative, from, massachusetts, member, house, representatives, from, massachusetts, districtin, office, september, 1925, march, 1929preceded, bygeorg. Henry Leland Bowles January 6 1866 May 17 1932 was an American politician who served as a United States representative from Massachusetts Henry L BowlesMember of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 2nd districtIn office September 29 1925 March 3 1929Preceded byGeorge B ChurchillSucceeded byWill Kirk KaynorPersonal detailsBornHenry Leland Bowles 1866 01 06 January 6 1866Athens VermontDiedMay 17 1932 1932 05 17 aged 66 Springfield MassachusettsPolitical partyRepublicanBiography editBowles was born in Athens Vermont on January 6 1866 He attended the district schools at Kendricks Corner and Vermont Academy At the age of eighteen he moved to Osage Iowa and engaged in agricultural pursuits He later moved to California where for four years he worked as lumberjack rancher and farmer Bowles returned east and settled in Massachusetts working at various businesses in Waltham Salem and Lynn He was a trustee of the Vermont Academy and moved to Springfield in 1898 where he operated a chain of restaurants He was elected a member of the Massachusetts Governor s Council in 1913 1918 and 1919 and was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1920 and 1924 He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George B Churchill Bowles was reelected to the Seventieth Congress and served from September 29 1925 to March 3 1929 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928 and resumed his former business pursuits In 1928 he purchased the Orange Grove Plantation on Saint Helena Island near Frogmore Beaufort County South Carolina 1 He died in Springfield May 17 1932 and was interred in Springfield Cemetery References edit Orange Grove Plantation Beaufort County overlooking Wallace Creek St Helena Island National Register Properties in South Carolina South Carolina Department of Archives and History Retrieved 25 February 2014 External links editUnited States Congress Henry L Bowles id B000700 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byGeorge B Churchill Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 2nd congressional districtSeptember 29 1925 March 3 1929 Succeeded byWill Kirk Kaynor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry L Bowles amp oldid 1096479157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
