Lewin Bentham Bowring

[3] The Bowring Institute in Bangalore, which was founded by Lewis Rice in 1868, is named after him.

[3] During the last year of his incumbency, Bowring also served as the first Chief Commissioner of Coorg.

He was created Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) in 1867.

He retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1870 and returned to England the same year.

He authored the book Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan and the struggle with the Mussulman powers of the south, which was published in 1893 for the Rulers of India series.