Person Record

Metadata

Name

Bowles, Archie Raimond, 1923-2011

Born

July 10, 1923

Birthplace

Littleton, N.H.

Deceased

May 14, 2011

Deceased where

Portsmouth, N.H.

Places of residence

Franconia, NH
43 Pray Street, Portsmouth, NH

Occupation

U.S. Army Paratrooper in WWII; Chief Clerk, US Banking and Currency Committee, Washington, D.C.; Executive Assistant, Eisenhower National Committee; Assistant to Chairman, Republican National Committee; President and General Manager of the Batchelder Oil Company in Newington; Director, Finance and Business Management, NE School Development Council and NE Education Data Systems in Newton, Mass.; Deputy Regional Administrator in Boston; LEAA Criminal Justice Program Manager for Maine in Boston; NH House Committee Research Coordinator in Concord; and Business Manager for Sanders Lobster Company in Portsmouth.

Father

Archie Raimond Bowles.

Mother

Ella Shannon Bowles.

Spouse

Ruth Durfee "Penny" Abbott, 1925-1990.

Children

Pamela Bowles
Paul Bowles
Mary-Ella Bowles Keith
James Bowles

Education

Dow Academy in Franconia, NH
Central High School, Class of 1940
University of New Hampshire, Class of 1947

Notes

Served on the Portsmouth School Board; six years as Chairman of the Portsmouth Fire Commission; four years on the Portsmouth City Council; and seven years as a N.H. state representative.