Background
Bowles, Francis Tiffany was born on October 7, 1858 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Mary E. (Bailey) Bowles.
Bowles, Francis Tiffany was born on October 7, 1858 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Mary E. (Bailey) Bowles.
Graduated from the United States Naval Academy, 1879. (postgraduate degree of Naval Architect from Royal Naval College, Greenwich, England).
In United States Navy until 1903, serving as constructor at navy yards, et cetera Chief constructor United States Navy, with rank of rear admiral, 1901-1903. President Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts.
Manager division of construction, afterwards assistant general manager, United States Shipping Board of Emergency Fleet Corporation, Washington, District of Columbia, 1917-1919.
Member Institute Naval Architects, London.
Married Adelaide Hay Savage, November 17, 1886. Children: Thomas Savage (deceased), Mistress Catherine Lowell.