Albert Ernest Bowen was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Born in Henderson Creek, Idaho to David Bowen and Annie Shackleton, Bowen served a mission in Switzerland and Germany from 1902 to 1904.

Bowen received a law degree from the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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. He was a lawyer in Logan, Utah

Logan, Utah

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 and the county attorney for Cache County, Utah. He later worked in Salt Lake City.

In 1902 Bowen married Aletha Reeder. They had two children. She died in 1906. In 1916 Bowen married Emma Lucy Gates.

Bowen was chosen by Church President Heber J. Grant

Heber J. Grant

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 to fill a spot in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles that was left vacant by the death of Alonzo A. Hinckley

Alonzo A. Hinckley

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. Prior to his calling as an apostle, Bowen served on the General Board of the Deseret Sunday School Union and as president of the Sunday School Union for the Cache Stake, based in Logan, Utah.

Death

Bowen died of arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis

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 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

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 at the age of 77. He was replaced in the Quorum of the Twelve by Richard L. Evans

Richard L. Evans

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. Bowen was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery

Salt Lake City Cemetery

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