While an associate of J.P. Morgan & Company, he was elected a member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1909.
[17][18] She was the daughter of Mary P. and John J. Kingsford of London, England,[17] and the sister of Bowdoin's brother-in-law.
Bowdoin died at his home at 104 East 37th St.[1] on December 2, 1914, following an operation for an intestinal disorder.
[22] J.P. Morgan & Company closed for a time on the day of his death, out of respect.
He was survived by a son, George Temple Bowdoin, then a student at Groton School.