Albert E. Bowen

Albert E. Bowen
Albert E. Bowen
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
	April 8, 1937 – July 15, 1953
LDS Church Apostle
	April 8, 1937 – July 15, 1953
Reason	Death of Alonzo A. Hinckley
Reorganization; at end of term	Richard L. Evans ordained
Personal details
Born	Albert Ernest Bowen; October 31, 1875; Henderson Creek, Idaho Territory, United States
Died	July 15, 1953 (aged 77); Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery; 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W
Spouse(s)	Aletha Reeder (1902–06); Emma Lucy Gates (1916–51)
Parents	David Bowen; Annie Shackleton

Albert Ernest Bowen (October 31, 1875 – July 15, 1953) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Born in Henderson Creek, Idaho Territory, to David Bowen and Annie Shackleton, Bowen served as an LDS Church missionary in Switzerland and Germany from 1902 to 1904.[1][2]

Bowen received a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School. He was a lawyer in Logan, Utah, and the county attorney for Cache County, Utah. He later worked in Salt Lake City.

In 1902, Bowen married Aletha Reeder; they had two children. She died in 1906, and in 1916 Bowen married Emma Lucy Gates. He was married to Gates until her death in 1951.

Bowen served on the General Board of the Deseret Sunday School Union and as president of the Sunday School Union for the Cache Stake, based in Logan, Utah. In 1935, Bowen became the Superintendent of the LDS Church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA), succeeding George Albert Smith. In 1937, Bowen was chosen by church president Heber J. Grant to fill a spot in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles that was left vacant by the death of Alonzo A. Hinckley. At the same time, Bowen was succeeded at the YMMIA by George Q. Morris.

Bowen died of arteriosclerosis in Salt Lake City at the age of 77.[3] He was replaced in the Quorum of the Twelve by Richard L. Evans. Bowen was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Grave marker of
Albert E. Bowen.

Published works

Bowen, Albert E. (1946). The Church Welfare Plan. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1.
--- (1944). Constancy Amid Change. The Deseret News Press. 2.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

References

Spencer J. Palmer. The Expanding Church.
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 232.
State of Utah Death Certificate Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Albert E. Bowen at Find a Grave

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints titles
Preceded by Alonzo A. Hinckley	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 14, 1937 – July 15, 1953	Succeeded by Sylvester Q. Cannon
Preceded by George Albert Smith	Superintendent of the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association 1935 – 1937	Succeeded by George Q. Morris

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[1] Spencer J. Palmer. The Expanding Church.

[2] Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 232.

[3] State of Utah Death Certificate Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine.

[not12-4] Never a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

[excommunication-5] Term ended by excommunication.

[6] Term ended by resignation.

[7] Term ended by removal of apostleship; was later excommunicated.

[8] Term ended by suspension of priesthood.

General presidencies of the Young Men of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
General Presidents/Superintendents	Wells (1876–80) Woodruff (1880–98) Snow (1898–1901) J.F. Smith (1901–18) Ivins (1918–21) G.A. Smith (1921–35) Bowen (1935–37) Morris (1937–48) E. Curtis (1948–58) Bentley (1958–62) G.C. Smith (1962–69) Eldredge (1969–72) Backman (1972–74) Schaerrer (1977–79) Backman (1979–85) Featherstone (1985–90) Goaslind (1990–98) Dellenbach (1998–2001) Hammond (2001–04) Dahlquist (2004–09) Beck (2009–15) Owen (2015–20) Lund (2020–)
First Counselors/Assistants	M. Hardy (1876–80) J.F. Smith (1880–1901) Grant (1901–18) Roberts (1918–22) Lyman (1922–1935) Morris (1935–37) J. Cannon (1937-45) Giles (1945-48) Stevenson (1948–58) Dyer (1958) G.C. Smith (1958–61) Ashton (1961–69) Hill (1969–71) G. Cannon (1972) L. Curtis (1972–74) Doxey (1977–79) Featherstone (1979–85) Pinegar (1985–89) Holland (1989–90) L. Curtis (1990–91) Dellenbach (1991–92) Nadauld (1992–96) Featherstone (1996–97) Stanley (1997) Dellenbach (1997–98) Hammond (1998–2001) Pace (2001–03) Robbins (2003–04) Burgess (2004–09) Gibson (2009–15) Holmes (2015–20) Corbitt (2020–)
Second Counselors/Assistants	Badger (1876–80) Thatcher (1880–98) Grant (1898–1901) Roberts (1901–18) Lyman (1918–22) Ballard (1922–35) West (1935–37) Farnsworth (1937–45) Hatch (1945–48) R. Hardy (1948) King (1948–58) Ashton (1958–61) Scott (1961) Buehner (1961–67) Hill (1967–69) G. Cannon (1969–72) Blackman (1972) Goaslind (1972–74) McKay (1977–79) Pinegar (1979–85) Simpson (1985–86) Rector (1986–88) Harbertson (1988–89) M. Brough (1989–90) Dellenbach (1990–91) Nadauld (1991–92) Kendrick (1992–93) Featherstone (1993–96) Stanley (1996–97) Dellenbach (1997) Hammond (1997–98) Madsen (1998–2001) Condie (2001–03) Hallstrom (2003–04) Neider (2004–09) Ochoa (2009–13) Ridd (2013–15) J. Brough (2015–20) Wilcox (2020–)
Additional Assistants	Roberts (1898–1901)