| John Marshall Bowyer | |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1853 |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Placeofburial: | Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Birth Place: | Tipton, Indiana |
| Death Place: | Tampa, Florida |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1870–1911 |
| Rank: | Rear admiral |
| Commands: | Superintendent, Naval Academy |
| Relations: | Douglas Legate Howard (son-in-law) |
| Signature: | Signature of John Marshall Bowyer (1853–1912).png |
Rear Admiral John Marshall Bowyer (June 19, 1853 – March 15, 1912) was an officer in the United States Navy.[1]
Bowyer was born in Cass County, Indiana; and in 1870, he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Iowa. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1874.[1]
Ensign Bowyer served aboard the ship attached to the Northwestern Lake station. From 1881 through 1884, he was on the sloop in the Pacific.[1]
In 1887, he was assigned to special instruction in the torpedo service. Then he was detailed to the Asiatic Station where he served aboard the screw sloop . Bowyer returned to the Naval Academy from 1891 through 1894.[1]
For the next three years, Bowyer was attached to the North Atlantic Station, serving on the cruisers and, and the ill-fated battleship .[1]
At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, Bowyer was assigned as executive officer aboard the gunboat : and from 1898 through 1901, he served on the . He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1899.[1]
In 1901, Lieutenant Commander Bowyer was assigned to ordinance duty at the Washington Navy Yard.[1]
Subsequently, Lieutenant Commander Boyer commanded the .[1]
Bowyer reached the rank of captain in 1907.[1] He commanded the battleship on the "Great White Fleet" cruise around the world. Then he commanded the battleship, the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet.[1]
Captain Bowyer was the superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis from June 10, 1909,[2] through May 15, 1911.[1]
Bowyer reached flag rank in September 1911; and he retired from the Navy with the rank of rear admiral.[3]
He died in Tampa, Florida, on March 15, 1912.[1]