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Benjamin Bowring (baptised 17 May 1778 – 1 June 1846) was an English
watchmaker A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their par ...
,
jeweller A bench jeweler is an artisan who uses a combination of skills to make and repair jewelry. Some of the more common skills that a bench jeweler might employ include antique restoration, silversmithing, goldsmithing, stone setting, engraving, ...
, and
businessman A businessperson, also referred to as a businessman or businesswoman, is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial ...
. He was the founder, in 1811, of the Bowring trading, shipping and insurance businesses, later known as
Bowring Brothers Bowring Brothers Ltd. (or simply Bowring) was a Newfoundland-based operator of retail stores, that, after Newfoundland became part of Canada, expanded its operation and narrowed its focus to gifts and home decor throughout Canada. Bowring was ...
in Canada and the United States, and C.T. Bowring & Co. in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In 1979, the MV ''Benjamin Bowring'' was named after him. ''C.T. Bowring and Co.'' was bought by
Marsh & McLennan Companies Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., doing business as Marsh McLennan, is a global professional services firm, headquartered in New York City with businesses in insurance brokerage, risk management, reinsurance services, talent management, inves ...
in 1980.


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowring, Benjamin 1778 births 1846 deaths 19th-century English businesspeople English clockmakers English watchmakers (people) English Dissenters Businesspeople from Exeter 19th-century Canadian businesspeople Businesspeople from Newfoundland and Labrador British emigrants to Canada Newfoundland Colony people People from Newfoundland (island) Canadian merchants Bowring Brothers