J. C. Bowring

Male, Deceased Person

1820 – 1893

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Who was J. C. Bowring?

John Charles Bowring was the eldest son of Sir John Bowring, and accompanied him on some of his travels. He was a Hong Kong businessman, sometime a partner in the firm Jardine, Matheson & Co., and a keen amateur naturalist and JP for the County of Devon.

He was the brother of Lewin Bentham Bowring and Edgar Alfred Bowring. He was also the father of Sir Charles Calvert Bowring, Governor of Nyasaland and Rear Admiral Humphrey Wykeham Bowring.

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1820
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1893

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on July 23, 2013

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