About Horace Bowker
Lived 1877 – 1954 (aged 76–77). Horace Bowker was an American businessperson.
Horace Bowker (May 13, 1877, in Boston – 1954) was a farm economist and businessman, born in Massachusetts and attended Harvard University. He led the American Agricultural Chemical Company from 1918 - 1937 during the Great Depression and was one of the business leaders of 1920s. In 1931, Bowker advocated a 19-year farm relief government-sponsored program to help alleviate over-cultivation and agriculture. Despite the bleak economic conditions, Bowker's tenure saw a doubling in profitability through diversification into chemical products besides fertilizers.
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Who was Horace Bowker?
American businessman (1877–1954)
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Horace Bowker was born in 1877.
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Horace Bowker died in 1954.
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Horace Bowker was a businessperson.
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