# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-c-bowers
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:30:44.846Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-c-bowers"
name: "John C. Bowers"
slug: "john-c-bowers"
description: "John C. Bowers, Jr. was an African American entrepreneur, organist and vestryman at St. Thomas African Episcopal Church, and a founding member of the first Grand United Order of Odd Fellows for African Americans in Pennsylvania. He was active in the anti-slavery movement in Philadelphia, and involved in the founding of several organizations including the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. \"A fervent abolitionist and outspoken opponent of colonization, [he] was much in demand as a public speaker.\""
tagline: "African American businessman (1811-1873)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_C_Bowers_Grand_Master_Odd_Fellows_1870.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Business Professionals"
  slug: "business-professionals"
profileType:
  name: "Business Professional"
  slug: "business-professional"
birthDate: "1811-02-09"
deathDate: "1873-10-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           35.17
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.6027
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3._%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2"
    title: "جون س. باورز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3._%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2"
    title: "جون س. باورز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Bowers"
    title: "John C. Bowers"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gpe.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Bowers"
    title: "John C. Bowers"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Bowers"
    title: "John C. Bowers"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16824060"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump