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Also Known As Chester Bliss Bowles
Born April 5, 1901 • Springfield • Massachusetts
Died May 25, 1986 (aged 85) • Connecticut
Title / Office governor (1949-1951), Connecticut
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
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