- Temple Bowdoin
Temple Bowdoin (July 14, 1863 "-" December 2, 1914) was an associate of
J.P. Morgan & Company who was elected a member of theNew York Stock Exchange in 1909. He was born at Wolfert's Dell,Irvington, New York , and graduated fromColumbia University in 1885. His father, George Sullivan Bowdoin, was a partner inDrexel, Morgan & Co. , who died in January 1913. His mother was a descendant of Moses Grinnell, formerly the Collector of the Port of New York.Career
After college Bowdoin spent several years traveling and entered the banking business. He was in charge of the accounting business of J.P. Morgan & Company. Bowdoin was connected to Morgan for twenty-five years and a partner for fifteen years. He was a director of the Niagara Development Company, Niagara Falls Power Company, and the Niagara Junction Railway Company.
ocial activities
He belonged to the
Metropolitan Club ,University Club of New York ,New York Yacht Club ,Union Club of the City of New York , St. Anthony Club, Tennis Ardsley Club,Baltusrol Golf Club , and the Automobile Club of America.Marriage and death
He was married to Helen Parrish Kingsford of
London, England in 1904. She died in August 1912. Bowdoin died at his home at 104 East37th Street in 1914, following an operation for an intestinal disorder. ["Temple Bowdoin Dead",Wall Street Journal , December 3, 1914, pg. 5.] J.P. Morgan & Company closed for a time on the day of his death, out of respect. He was survived by a son, George Temple Bowdoin, a student atGroton School ."Temple Bowdoin Dead",New York Times , December 3, 1914, pg. 13.]References
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