L. Paul Howland
Leonard Paul Howland | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th district | |
In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | |
Preceded by | Jacob A. Beidler |
Succeeded by | William Gordon |
Personal details | |
Born | Jefferson, Ohio | December 5, 1865
Died | December 23, 1942 Cleveland, Ohio | (aged 77)
Resting place | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
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Leonard Paul Howland (December 5, 1865 – December 23, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1907 to 1913.
Biography
[edit]Paul Howland was born in Jefferson, Ohio. Howland completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Oberlin College (Ohio) in 1887 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1890. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ohio. He moved to Cleveland in 1894 and continued the practice of law. He served as second lieutenant, squadron adjutant, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, during the Spanish–American War.
Congress
[edit]Howland was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.
Later career
[edit]He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court. He resumed the practice of law. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916, 1920, and 1924.
Death
[edit]He died in Cleveland, Ohio, December 23, 1942. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "L. Paul Howland (id: H000871)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1865 births
- 1942 deaths
- Oberlin College alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- People from Jefferson, Ohio
- Politicians from Cleveland
- Burials at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland
- American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
- United States Army officers
- Lawyers from Cleveland
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio