Horace Mann Towner
U.S. Congressperson
1855 – 1937
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Who was Horace Mann Towner?
Horace Mann Towner 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.
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- Born
- Oct 23, 1855
Belvidere - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Chicago
- Lived in
- Iowa
- Died
- Nov 23, 1937
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on July 23, 2013
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