Horace Mann Towner

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Horace Mann Towner

Horace Mann Towner (born October 23, 1855 in Belvidere , Illinois , † November 23, 1937 in Corning , Iowa ) was an American politician and governor of Puerto Rico from 1923 to 1929 .

Towner studied at the University of Chicago and the Union College of Law , the Law . He was inducted into the bar in 1877 and practiced as a lawyer in Prescott, Iowa until 1880 . He then worked for the school board and was elected as a district judge in Iowa in 1890, which he remained until late 1910. From 1902 to 1911 he lectured on constitutional law at the University of Iowa . In 1910 he became the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives voted, of which he was on 4 March 1911 to April 1, 1923, a constituency in Iowa. He stepped down to become governor of Puerto Rico, an office he held until 1929.

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  • Horace Mann Towner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Towner, Horace Mann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Belvidere , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1937
Place of death Corning , Iowa