Background
Cowles, Alfred Hutchinson was born on December 8, 1858 in Cleveland. Son of Edwin C. (founder and editor Cleveland Leader) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) C.
Cowles, Alfred Hutchinson was born on December 8, 1858 in Cleveland. Son of Edwin C. (founder and editor Cleveland Leader) and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) C.
Ohio State University, 1875-1877. Cornell, 1877-1882.
With brother Eugene H., organized, 1885, The Electric Smelting & Aluminum Company, president, since 1895. President Cowles Detergent Company, since 1923, Pecos Copper Company, 1902-1921. Vice president Cleveland Leader Printing Company, 1898-1904.
Fellow American Institute Electrical Engrs, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Helen J. Wills, November 1906.