Background
Cowles, Alfred was born on January 5, 1865 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred and Sarah Frances (Hutchinson) Cowles.
Cowles, Alfred was born on January 5, 1865 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Alfred and Sarah Frances (Hutchinson) Cowles.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1886, post-graduate, 1886-1887, Yale Law School, 1887-1888. Northwestern College, College of Law, Chicago, 1888-1889.
The following year he engaged in post-graduate work, studied at Yale Law School, from 1887 to 1888 and Northwestern University, from 1888 to 1889. Following admission to the bar, Cowles spent most of his life practicing law in Chicago. From 1898 to 1901 he was engaged in the management of the Chicago Tribune, of which he was a director
He was also a director of the American Radiator Company.
Married Elizabeth Cheney, November 28, 1890. Children: Alfred, 3d, Knight Cheney, John Cheney, Thomas Hooker (deceased).