Horace Mann Towner

Infobox Congressman
name= Horace Mann Towner
state= Iowa
district= 8
party= Republican
term= 1911–1923
preceded= William Darius Jamieson
succeeded= Hiram Kinsman Evans
date of birth= birth date|1855|10|23|mf=y
place of birth= Belvidere, Illinois
date of death= death date and age|1937|11|23|1855|10|23|mf=y
place of death= Corning, Iowa
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Horace Mann Towner (October 23, 1855–November 23, 1937) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa from 1911 until 1923, when President Warren G. Harding appointed him Governor of Puerto Rico, a post he held until 1929. Towner also served as a county superintendent of schools, a judge, and a lecturer on constitutional law in Iowa. During his congressional service, Towner was chairman for four years of the Committee on Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives.

Persondata
NAME=Towner, Horace Mann
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SHORT 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