From: KyArchives [archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:47 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Fowler.William.Earle.1897.Fayette-Christian-Daviess.BIOS William Earle Fowler 1897 - Fayette-Christian-Daviess County KyArchives Biography Author: Frederick A. Wallis (1945) WILLIAM EARLE FOWLER, A.B., LL.B. AN OUTSTANDING LAWYER and friend of the people is William Earle Fowler, who for many years has done everything in his power to further the interests and welfare of the community he lives in. He was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on September 12, 1897, the son of the well-known William Thomas Fowler and the former Ila Earle. Thoroughly grounded in the sure foundation of the fine training he received at home during his childhood, Mr. Fowler was being prepared for the long and fruitful career that lay before him. His early education was received in the public schools of Hopkinsville and he was graduated from the Hopkinsville High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Western Kentucky Teachers' College at Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1920. While he was studying, he assumed the duties of Assistant Coach for the college and worked in this capacity between 1917 and 1918. Deciding to enter a career of law, Mr. Fowler began to study at the University of Kentucky and graduated in 1927. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from that university. Although he was later to enter a law career, Mr. Fowler at first considered that his future lay in the teaching profession. The years he spent in preparation for that noble work were not wasted for he was able to put into practice in actual work the principles of pedagogy and learning that he had studied in college. He gained valuable experience and knowledge of human nature as principal of the Daviess County High School, Owensboro, Kentucky, from 1921 until 1925. Upon his graduation, Mr. Fowler began to practice law full time with the law firm of Fowler, Wallace and Fowler, whereas before he had left school he was already working part time with them. His progress was so satisfactory that he soon became a regular member of the firm known as Fowler and Fowler, this firm being founded by him and his father, W. T. Fowler, in 1934. Mr. Fowler's great love of benevolent activities in his community was evidenced by the great interest he displayed in the progress of the Boy Scouts Organization. He became a member of the council for the Blue Grass Division of the Boy Scouts. As an important man of thought and action in his community, Mr. Fowler soon earned the respect and affection of his neighbors. He has held such important posts on the Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad Company of Frankfort, Kentucky, as Director, Vice-President, and General Counsel. Among the many organizations he is actively interested in are the Lexington Board of Commerce, the Lions Club and the Lexington Chapter of The Sons of the American Revolution. Mr. Fowler was president of Phi Delta Phi from 1925 until 1926 and is known as a member of the Lexington Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He is a Republican by political preference, and belongs to the Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church of Lexington, where he has been a member of the board of deacons since 1928. He is married to the former Reba Brownfieid of Bowling Green, Kentucky. They married in August of 1919 and have two children, First Lieutenant Earle Cabell Fowler and Corporal William Brownfieid Fowler, both of whom are now serving in the Army of the United States. They live at 141 Rosemont Gardens, Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Fowler's office address is 404-8 Citizens Bank Building, Lexington. His father was an outstanding lawyer of Lexington who died on July 30, 1942, and his mother, a distinguished historian, author, and clubwoman, is also of Lexington. Distinguished in his chosen field and outstanding for his abiding convictions and high ideals in dealing with the problems of community life, Mr. Fowler has won the earnest admiration of the citizens of Lexington, Kentucky. Submitted by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com Additional Comments: Extracted from: A Sesqui-Centennial History of Kentucky Published 1945 A Narrative Historical Edition, Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Statehood, Preserving the Record of the Growth and Development of the Commonwealth, and Chronicling the Genealogical and Memorial Records of its Prominent Families and Personages. FREDERICK A. WALLIS Supervising Editor GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HAMBLETON TAPP, A. B. M. A. Author and Editor HISTORICAL THE HISTORICAL RECORD ASSOCIATION HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/kyfiles/