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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
April 8, 1937 (1937-04-08) – July 15, 1953 (1953-07-15)
Called by	Heber J. Grant
End reason	Death

LDS Church Apostle
April 8, 1937 (1937-04-08) – July 15, 1953 (1953-07-15)
Called by	Heber J. Grant
Reason	Death of Alonzo A. Hinckley
End reason	Death
Reorganization at end of term	Richard L. Evans ordained

Personal details
Born	Albert Ernest Bowen October 31, 1875(1875-10-31) Henderson Creek, Idaho Territory, United States
Died	July 15, 1953(1953-07-15) (aged 77) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772°N 111.858°W / 40.7772; -111.858

Albert Ernest Bowen (31 October 1875 – 15 July 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 to David Bowen and Annie Shackleton, Bowen served a mission in Switzerland and Germany from 1902 to 1904.^[1]^[2]

Bowen received a law degree from the University of Chicago. 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. In 1916 Bowen married Emma Lucy Gates.

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. Prior to his calling as an apostle, 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.

Contents

1 Death
2 Published works
3 Notes
4 Sources
5 External resources

Death

Bowen died of arteriosclerosis in Salt Lake City, Utah 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.

Notes

^ Spencer J. Palmer. The Expanding Church.
^ Andrew Jenson. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 4, p. 232
^ State of Utah Death Certificate

Sources

Andrew Jenson. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 4, p. 232.

External resources

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

Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

J. Smith • Cowdery • Harris • Whitmer • Marsh • Patten • B. Young, Sr. • H.C. Kimball • Hyde • M'Lellin • P.P. Pratt • L.S. Johnson • Wm. Smith • O. Pratt • Boynton • L.E. Johnson • Page • J. Taylor • W. Woodruff • G.A. Smith • W. Richards • Wight • H. Smith • A.M. Lyman • Benson • Rich • L. Snow • E. Snow • F.D. Richards • J.M. Grant • Wells • J.W. Young • G.Q. Cannon • J.A. Young • J.F. Smith, Sr. • B. Young, Jr. • Carrington • Thatcher • F.M. Lyman • J.H. Smith • Teasdale • H.J. Grant • J.W. Taylor • M.W. Merrill • Lund • A.H. Cannon • M.F. Cowley • A.O. Woodruff • Clawson • Smoot • H.M. Smith • G.A. Smith • Penrose • G.F. Richards • Whitney • McKay • Ivins • J.F. Smith, Jr. • Talmage • S.L. Richards • R.R. Lyman • M.J. Ballard • Widtsoe • J.F. Merrill • Callis • Clark • A.A. Hinckley • Bowen • S.Q. Cannon • Lee • S.W. Kimball • Benson • Petersen • M. Cowley • Moyle • Stapley • Romney • L. Richards • Bennion • Evans • Morris • Brown • Hunter • G.B. Hinckley • Tanner • Monson • Dyer • Packer • Ashton • McConkie • Perry • Haight • Faust • Maxwell • Nelson • Oaks • M.R. Ballard • Wirthlin • Scott • Hales • Holland • Eyring • Uchtdorf • Bednar • Cook • Christofferson • Andersen

General presidents of the Young Men organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Wells (1876–1880) • Woodruff (1880–1898) • Snow (1898–1901) • J. F. Smith (1901–1918) • Ivins (1918–1921) • G. A. Smith (1921–1935) • Bowen (1935–1937) • Morris (1937–1948) • Curtis (1948–1958) • Bentley (1958–1962) • G. C. Smith (1962–1969) • Eldredge (1969–1972) • Backman (1972–1974) • Schaerrer (1977–1979) • Backman (1979–1985) • Featherstone (1985–1990) • Goaslind (1990–1998) • Dellenbach (1998–2001) • Hammond (2001–2004) • Dahlquist (2004–2009) • Beck (2009–)

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Name	Bowen, Albert Ernest
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Date of birth	31 October 1875
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Date of death	15 July 1953
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