Background
Bowen, John Clyde was born on May 12, 1888 in Newbern, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Allen and Maryette (Featherston) Bowen.
Bowen, John Clyde was born on May 12, 1888 in Newbern, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Allen and Maryette (Featherston) Bowen.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Tennessee, 1913. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1916.
Principal high school, Timberville, Mississippi, 1909-1910. Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1916, Hawaii bar, 1917, Washington bar, 1919. Practiced at Seattle.
United States district judge, Seattle, 1934-1978.
Member Washington Senate, 1931. Member Columbia River Basin Commission which promoted Grand Coulee Dam project and assisted in letting that project’s first construction contract, 1933-1934. Served with United States Army, 1917-1918, Second lieutenant F.A.R.C.
Member American, Washington, Seattle bar associations, American Legion, Maritime Law Association United States, Order of Coif (honorary). Mason.; Clubs: Rainier, Harvard (Seattle).
Married Ruth Welsh Tuttle, September 1, 1961.