Horace Mann Towner

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Horace Mann Towner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 8 district
In office 1911–1923
Preceded by	William Darius Jamieson
Succeeded by	Hiram Kinsman Evans
Born	October 23, 1855(1855-10-23) Belvidere, Illinois
Died	November 23, 1937 (aged 82) Corning, Iowa
Political party	Republican

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.

Preceded by William Darius Jamieson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 8th congressional district 1911–1923	Succeeded by Hiram Kinsman Evans
Preceded by Juan Bernardo Huyke (Acting)	Governor of Puerto Rico 1923–1929	Succeeded by James R. Beverley (Acting)

Persondata
NAME	Towner, Horace Mann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
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