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Charlie. by J. Young. Charles Merriweather Bowdre was born to parents Albert James Rees Bowdre and Lucy Clark Oliver Bowdre in Wilkes County, Georgia, as evidenced by the 1850 U.S census report. He was the eldest among his siblings, and the Bowdre family moved to DeSoto County, Mississippi, in 1853, where Charles was raised and developed ...
Bowdre was born in Wilkes County, Georgia. When he was three years old, he and his parents moved to Mississippi. By 1854, young Charlie started working in his father's farm, and as he grew up became an adept farmer. Much of what Bowdre did between the year in which his last sister was born (1863) and 1874 remains a mystery.
An influential labor economist, Rees taught at Princeton University from 1966 to 1979, while also being an advisor to President Gerald Ford. He was also a former Provost of Princeton and former president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation . [1]
Sep 19, 2023 · Come out and see the newly restored Bowdre Rees Knox House in the heart of Wrightsboro on Wed October 4 from 5:30 - 7:30. A rare opportunity to see this historic jewel!
Feb 15, 2016 · A successful farmer, he owned 1540 acres and 44 slaves by 1827. In 1835, Bowdre sold the property to his wife’s cousin, Vincent Rees. Bowdre died in 1846. Rees lived in the house until his death in 1885. The property was sold to T. A. Scott, who subsequently sold it to Peter S. Knox in 1907.
Mar 9, 1979 · Business. Albert Rees to Head Sloan Foundation. By James L. Rowe Jr. March 8, 1979 at 7:00 p.m. EST. NEW YORK, March 8, 1979 -- Princeton economist Albert E. Rees, former head of the...
Sep 7, 1992 · Albert Rees, a labor economist who was the chief inflation monitor in the Ford Administration, provost of Princeton University and president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, died on...
