COWLES (COWLS), SAMUEL (ca. 1774-22 Nov. 1837) pioneer Cleveland lawyer and businessman, was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, the son of Joseph and Sarah Mills Cowles. A graduate of Williams College, he practiced law in Connecticut for some 15 years before coming to Cleveland in 1818.
The CLEVELAND BAR ASSN. (CBA) was founded on 22 Mar. 1873 at an organizational meeting led by John W. Heisley and SAMUEL E. WILLIAMSON and attended by 51 other lawyers. SHERLOCK J. ANDREWS was elected president; John W. Heisley, James Mason, and John C. Grannis, vice-presidents; Virgil P. Kline, recording secretary; Lyman R.