John McEntee Bowman (1875 – October 28, 1931) was aCanadian-born businessman,Americanhotelier andhorseman, and the founding president ofBowman-Biltmore Hotels Corp.[1]
Born inToronto, Ontario, Bowman began his American working life in a men's clothing store inYonkers, New York, but learned the hotel business atNew York City's Holland House Hotel. When the owner died in 1913, Bowman bought his new Biltmore hotel from his estate and built it into a chain of one of the most recognized hotel names in the world. Bowman was responsible for the building of theWestchester Country Club inRye, New York[2], and counted theCoral Gables Biltmore Hotel inCoral Gables, Florida, theMillennium Biltmore Hotel inLos Angeles, California, theNew York Biltmore Hotel in New York City and theSevilla-Biltmore Hotel inHavana,Cuba, as part of his extensive hotel holdings.
A horse lover andThoroughbred racing enthusiast, Bowman was president of the United Hunts Racing Association and the National Horse Show and for a time served as the president of the Havana-American Jockey Club that operated theOriental Park Racetrack inMarianao, Cuba.[1]
Bowman died inManhattan, New York, at the age of 56, after an operation to removegallstones.[1]
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