Chester Bowles
Chester Bowles 78th Governor of Connecticut In office January 5, 1949 – January 3, 1951 Lieutenant William T. Carroll Preceded by James C. Shannon Succeeded by John Davis Lodge Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd district In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 Preceded by Horace Seely-Brown Succeeded by Horace Seely-Brown 22nd Under Secretary of State In office January 25 – December 3, 1961 President John F. Kennedy Preceded by C. Douglas Dillon Succeeded by George W. Ball 3rd United States Ambassador to India In office October 10, 1951 – March 21, 1953 President Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower Preceded by Loy W. Henderson Succeeded by George V. Allen 8th United States Ambassador to India In office July 19, 1963 – April 21, 1969 President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon Preceded by John Kenneth Galbraith Succeeded by Kenneth B. Keating Personal details Born Chester Bliss Bowles (1901-04-05)April 5, 1901 Springfield, Massachusetts Died May 25, 1986(1986-05-25) (aged 85) Essex, Connecticut Political party Democratic Spouse(s) (1) Julia Fisk (2) Dorothy Stebbins Children Chester, Barbara, Cynthia, Sally, Sam Religion Congregationalist Chester Bliss Bowles (April 5, 1901 – May 25, 1986) was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut.