Horace Mann Towner Politician

Horace Mann Towner (October 23, 1855–November 23, 1937) served over six terms as a Republican United States Representative from Iowa's 8th congressional district, and six years as the appointed Governor of Puerto Rico. In an era in which the federal government's role in health and education was small, he was an early leader of efforts to expand that role.

Personal facts

Horace Mann Towner
Birth dateOctober 23, 1855
Birth place
Illinois , Belvidere Illinois
Date of deathNovember 23, 1937
Place of death
Corning Iowa , Iowa

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Politician

party
Republican Party (United States)
region
Iowa
successor
James R. Beverley

Congressman

orderinofficeGovernor of Puerto Rico

Horace Mann Towner on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fridolph/iowaland.html