Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Charles Allen Bowles and Nellie Seaver (Harris) Bowles, Chester Bowles attended The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut, graduating in 1919.
Lahir di Springfield, Massachusetts, dari pasangan Charles Allen Bowles dan Nellie Seaver (Harris) Bowles, Chester Bowles masuk The Choate School (sekarang Choate Rosemary Hall) di Wallingford, Connecticut, lulus pada 1919.