Background
Bowles was born in Monroe, North Carolina and served in the United States Military during World World War II (1943–1945).
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Career
In the early 1960s, Bowles served as Governor Terry Sanford"s Secretary of Conservation and Development, a post which later became known as Secretary of Commerce. Afterwards, Bowles was elected to one term in the North Carolina House of Representatives and two terms in the North Carolina Senate. Thus, he became the first Democratic nominee to lose the North Carolina gubernatorial race in the twentieth century.
Bowles later became known for his service to and fundraising for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from which he graduated in 1941.
University of North Carolina"s Center for Alcohol Studies is named for him. Bowles died in 1986 from complications of Lou Gehrig"s disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ).
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Democratic party