Background
Bowen, William Harvey was born on May 6, 1923 in Altheimer, Arkansas, United States. Son of Robert James and Lois Ruth Bowen.
Bowen, William Harvey was born on May 6, 1923 in Altheimer, Arkansas, United States. Son of Robert James and Lois Ruth Bowen.
Student, Henderson State Teachers College, 1941-1942; Bachelor of Laws, University Arkansas, 1949; Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University, 1950; postgraduate, Stonier Graduate School Banking, Rutgers University, 1974.
Attorney adviser, United States Tax Court, Washington, 1950-1952;
special assistant to attorney general trial section, tax division, Department Justice, Washington, 1952-1954;
partner, Smith, Williams, Friday & Bowen, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1954-1971;
president, director, Commercial National Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1971-1975;
president, director, chief Executive officer, Commercial National Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1975-1981;
chairman, Commercial National Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1981-1983;
president, chief Executive officer, 1st Commercial Bank N.A., Little Rock, Arkansas, 1983-1990;
chairman, chief Executive officer, 1st Commercial Bank N.A., 1984-1987;
chairman, chief Executive officer, First Commercial Corporation, 1984-1990;
chief of staff Governor Bill Clinton, 1991-1992;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Healthsource Arkansas Ventures, Inc., 1993-1995;
dean School of Law, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1995-1997. Member of staff Stonier Graduate School Banking U. Delaware, Newark, since 1985, board regents, 1977-1981. Member federal advisory county Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis, 1984-1986.
Lecturer assemblies for bank directors, Southern Methodist U.
Trustee Ben J. Altheimer Foundation, Altheimer, Arkansas, 1973, Philander Smith College, Little Rock, 1968-1980, Hendrix College, 1986-1998, Drs. Hospital, University Ark, Little Rock. Chairman board visitors University Arkansas, 1979-1980.
State chairman committee for employer support of National Guard and Reserve, national chairman, 1994-1998. Chairman board Arkansas Science and Technology Authority, 1986-1991. Advisory council League of Women Voters.
Past chairman Radio Free Europe Fund, Pulaski County United Fund. Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946, to lieutenant Commander Reserve, retired. Member American Bar Association (advisory committee to Treasury), Arkansas Bankers Association (president 1982, chairman legislation committee 1978-1979), American Bankers Association (government relations council since 1984), Association Reserve City Bankers, Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association, Beta Gamma Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Theta Phi.
Clubs: Little Rock, Country of Little Rock. Lodges: Masons.
Married Mary Constance Wanasek, August 31, 1947. Children: Cynthia Ruth Bowen Blanchard, William Scott, Mary Patricia Bowen Barker.