An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., 
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 499

	CHARLES D. BOWLES, Prosecuting Attorney of Vancouver, was born in this city,
April 4, 1804, a son of Jesse T. and Minerva (Wilson) Bowles, natives of
Missouri. The father was a Washington pioneer of 1849, and the mother of 1845.
The former was a farmer by occupation.
	Charles D., the second in a family of four children, was reared and educated
in Clarke county, and completed his course at the State University of Oregon in
1882. Soon afterward he entered the law office of Strong & Strong at Portland,
Oregon, was admitted to the bar in 1885, and continued in practice in that city
until 1890. Since that time Mr. Bowles has enjoyed a lucrative and growing
practice in Vancouver. He has been very successful in his chosen profession, and
his preference is for criminal cases. Politically, he is a stanch and active
Democrat, and in November, 1892, was elected to the office of Prosecuting
Attorney. Socially, he affiliates with the Red Men and the O.U.A.M.
	At Albany, Oregon, June 17, 1888, Mr. Bowles was joined in marriage with
Miss Almeda Thompson, a native of Tennessee. They have two children: Jesse O.
and Ward R. Although comparatively a young man, our subject has made rapid
progress in his profession, and has laid the foundation of a prosperous and
active professional career, and his ability has been duly recognized by the
community.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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