Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

C. Bernard "Bernie" Fowler (1924-2021)
MSA SC 3520-2705

Biography:

Born Clyde Bernard Fowler in Baltimore, March 30, 1924. Son of Howard and Claire Fowler. Graduate of Calvert Senior High School, 1940. Married to Betty Lou Holden; four children. Died December 12, 2021, in Solomons, Maryland.

General Assembly:
Member of Senate, District 29 (Calvert, Anne Arundel, and St. Mary's Counties), 1983-94.  Member, Budget and Taxation Committee; Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee; Executive Nominations Committee; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics; Special Joint Committee on Pensions.  Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Navy, 1944-46; Awarded the Asiatic-Pacific, American Theatre, and Victory Medals.  Businessman.  Member, Calvert County Board of Education, 1963-69 (Past President); Calvert County Commissioner, 1970-82 (Past President).  Member, Governor's Commission on Special Education; Governor's Task Force on State-Local Fiscal Relationships; Governor's Task Force on Time-Sharing; State Development Council Task Force; Patuxent River Commission.  President, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland.  Chair, Tri-County Natural Resources Commission.  Member, Chesapeake Bay Commission. Member, Prince Frederick Lodge 142; Eastern Star; American Legion; VFW; Elks; Kiwanis; Farm Bureau; Chamber of Commerce; Sportsman Club; Potomac River Association; Waterman's Association. First Citizen Award, 2006.
 

Extended biography

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