John Eliot Bowen

John Eliot Bowen (June 8, 1858 – January 3, 1890) was an American writer.

Early life

John Elliot Bowen was born on June 8, 1858, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was the fifth of seven sons born to Henry Chandler Bowen (1813–1896) and Lucy Maria Tappan (1825–1863). He was a direct descendant, on his father's side, from the Apostle Eliot, whose name he bore. On his mother's side, he was a great-grand nephew of Benjamin Franklin.

In 1888, Bowen visited Washington, D.C., with his father, mother, sister Grace Aspinwall Bowen (1850–1940), his fiancé Ethel, and cousin Fanny Lincoln to watch the inauguration of Benjamin Harrison as President of the United States.