Background
Gowen, Samuel Emmett was born on September 10, 1902 in LaVergne, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Washington and Nona Elizabeth (Duffel) Gowen.
Gowen, Samuel Emmett was born on September 10, 1902 in LaVergne, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Washington and Nona Elizabeth (Duffel) Gowen.
Educated Public school, LaVergne.
Reporter Memphis News Scimitar, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 1922-1925. Field secretary Florida Lumber & Millwork Association, winter 1925. Reporter Bronx Home News, 1926.
Editor The Fourth Estate, 1927. Publicity director Better Business Bureau New York, 1927-1929. Managing director Emmett Gowen Ltd., Belize, British Honduras.
Expeditions in Mexico And Central American.
Served as private United States Marine Corps, 1919-1923.
Married Claire Loeb, May 31, 1941.