Background
Bowen, John Wesley Edward was born on September 24, 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of John Wesley Edward and Ariel Serena (Hedges) Bowen.
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John Wesley Edward Bowen, American bishop. Served as First lieutenant, chaplain, United States Army, 1918-1919.; Member American Academy of Political and Social Science, National Association Advancement Colored People, Urban League, Young Men’s Christian Association, Alpha Phi Alpha, Sigma Pi Phi.; Mason.
Education
Student, Phillips Exeter (N.H.) Academy, 1904-1907. Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, 1911. A.M., Harvard, 1913; Doctor of Divinity, Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia., 1929.
Career
1 son, John Wesley Edward. Teacher, New Orleans College, 1913-1914, Tuskegee (Alabama) Institute, 1916-1917. Ordained to ministry of Methodist Church, deacon, 1917, elder.
1918; dean, Walden College, Nashville. Tennessee, 1917-1918. Field agent. Board of Sunday Schools Methodist Episcopal Church, 1919-1920.
Professor, Claflin College, Orangeburg, South Carolina., 1922-1924. Held pastorates in Jackson, Mississippi, Shreveport, Louisiana, New Orleans. District superintendent, New Orleans.
Editor, Central Christian Advocate. Methodist Church, 1944-1948. Elected to Episcopacy, 1948.
Resident bishop, Atlantic Coast Area, Methodist Church, 1948-1960. Trustee, Clark College, Gammon Theological Seminary, Claflin and Bethune-Cookman College.
Membership
Served as First lieutenant, chaplain, United States Army, 1918-1919. Member American Academy of Political and Social Science, National Association Advancement Colored People, Urban League, Young Men’s Christian Association, Alpha Phi Alpha, Sigma Pi Phi.
Connections
Married Margaret Louise Davis, August 31, 1921.
