Joseph Howell

Joseph Howell (1914)

Joseph Howell (born February 17, 1857 in Brigham City , Utah , † July 18, 1918 in Logan , Utah) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1917 he represented the first constituency of the state of Utah in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

In 1863, Joseph Howell and his parents moved to Wellsville , which, like his native Brigham, is also in what is now the state of Utah. At that time the area was still part of the Utah Territory . Howell attended public schools in his home country and then attended the University of Utah at Salt Lake City . Later he worked in trade and as a school teacher.

Political career

Joseph Howell became a member of the Republican Party . He was Mayor of Wellsville between 1882 and 1884 and was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives from 1886 to 1892. He was then a member of the Utah Senate from 1896 to 1900 . At the same time he was also on the board of directors of the University of Utah. In 1901 he moved to Logan.

In 1902 Howell was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded George Sutherland on March 4, 1903 . After he was confirmed in his mandate in the following elections, he was able to complete a total of seven legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1917 . Until 1913 he was the only active Congressman in his state. In 1910, after a census, a second constituency was created for Utah, which was first occupied from March 4, 1913. The first MP for that district was Jacob Johnson . Howell now represented the first constituency.

Another résumé

In 1916, Joseph Howell did not run for another term in Congress. Instead, he got into the banking and real estate business. He died in Logan, where he lived in July 1918, and was buried there. The city of Howell , Utah, was named after him.

Web links

• Joseph Howell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph Howell in the database of Find a Grave (English)