Charles Arthur Bowsher is a former Comptroller General of the United States. Bowsher was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served as Comptroller General for 15 years. During that period, he led the Government Accountability Office in addressing the savings and loan crisis and other major issues. As United States Comptroller General, he was subject of the lawsuit Bowsher v. Synar, which led to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act of 1986. In 1996, along with William Henry Beaver, and Donald James Kirk, Bowsher was inducted into the prestigious Accounting Hall of Fame, becoming the 57th inductee. From 1967 to 1971, he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He currently serves as the Secretary-Treasurer/Budget Chairman for the Board of Directors of the Concord Coalition. 

May 31st, 1931 in Elkhart (Age 93)