Chester B. Bowles

Chester Bliss Bowles was an American diplomat and ambassador, governor of Connecticut, congressman and co-founder of a major advertising agency, Benton & Bowles, now part of Publicis Groupe. Bowles is best known for his influence on American foreign policy during Cold War years, when he argued that economic assistance to the Third World was the best means to fight communism, and even more important, to create a more peaceable world order. During World War II, he held high office in Washington as director of the Office of Price Administration, and control of setting consumer prices. Just after the war, he was the chief of the Office of Economic Stabilization, but had great difficulty controlling inflation. Moving into state politics, he served a term as governor of Connecticut from 1949 to 1951. He promoted liberal programs in education and housing, but was defeated for reelection by conservative backlash.

5 April 1901

Born on the same birth date (5 April 1901): Curt Bois • Doggie Julian • Melvyn Douglas

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Casimir Delavigne • Elizabeth McIntyre • Fredy Hinestroza • Gotthelf Bergsträsser • Henry Havelock • Jacques Denys Choisy • Jan Smeets • Jean-Louis Tauran • Joseph Rheden • Luis de Agustini • Michael A. Monsoor • Pharrell Williams • Stanley Dziedzic

Born in the same month (April 1901): Ajoy Mukherjee • Alan Watt (diplomat) • Curt Bois • Doggie Julian • E. B. Ford • H. B. Stallard • Jean Bruchési • Joe Davis • Paul Willis (actor) • René Pleven • Simon Kuznets