Background
Rowell, Chester Harvey was born on November 1, 1867 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Jonathan Harvey and Maria Sanford (Woods) Rowell.
Rowell, Chester Harvey was born on November 1, 1867 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of Jonathan Harvey and Maria Sanford (Woods) Rowell.
Bachelor of Philisophy, University of Michigan, 1888. Graduate student same, 1888-1889, also of university of Halle, Berlin, Paris and Rome. Doctor of Laws, College of the Pacific, 1927, University of Michigan, 1928.
The Doctor of Letters, University of Southern California, 1928.
Clerk commission on elections, United States House of Representatives, 1889-1891. Teacher academics Kansas, Wisconsin and California. Instructor in German, University of Illinois, 1897-1898.
Editor public Fresno Republican, 1898-1920.
Lecturer on journalism, University of California, summer 1911. Lecturer political science, same, and Stanford, 1927-1934.
Lectures on educational, civic and political subjects. Editor of San Francisco Chronicle, 1932-1939, now editorial columnist.
President and general manager Fresno Republican Public Company, 1912-1920.
Trustee of World Peace Foundation, 1932-1939. An organizer and president Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League, 1907-1911. Member Republican State Committee, 1906-1911.
Chairman Republican State Convention, 1910.
Delegate Republican National Convention, and Progressive National Convention, 1912. Member Progressive National Committee, 1912-1916.
Delegate Progressive National Convention, 1916. Member Republican National Campaign Committee, 1916.
Chairman Republican State Committee, 1916-1918.
Chairman Social Insurance Commission. Member California State Council Defense, 1917-1918. Board state commissioner Panama Philippine Islands Exposition, 1913-1915.
Regent University of California.
Vice president National Municipal league.
Member of the United States Shipping Board, 1920-1921. Member California Railroad Commission, 1921-1923. Member Institute Pacific Relations Conferences, 1925, 27, 29, 31, 36.
Member National Crime Commission, 1926-1930.
Member California Tax Commission, 1927. Member California Constitutional Commission, 1929-1931.
Member National Republican Program Committee, 1938, 39. Member presidential emergency boards on railroad strikes, 1928, 29, 31.
Member American Youth Commission since 1935.
Member Social Science Research Council of Pacific Coast. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Tau Delta, Golden Bear (honorary society University of California). Clubs: University, Country.
Married Myrtle Marie Lingle, August, 1897. Children: Cora Winifred (Mistress J. A. Givens), Barbara Lois (Mistress West. Doctorate. Laughlin), Jonathan Harvey.