Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Joseph Howell
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Joseph Howell (February 17, 1857 – July 18, 1918) was an American businessman and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Utah from 1903 to 1917.
Remove ads
Life and career
Born in Brigham City, Utah Territory, Howell moved with his parents to Wellsville, Utah, in 1863. He attended the common schools and the University of Utah at Salt Lake City.
Early career
He taught school, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and served as mayor of Wellsville from 1882 to 1884.
Howell served in the territorial House of Representatives from 1886 to 1892. After Utah gained statehood, Howell served as member of the State senate from 1896 to 1900. He was also regent of the University of Utah from 1896 to 1900. Howell moved to Logan, Utah, in 1901.
Personal life
Howell married Mary Maughan and their daughter Barabara Howell Richards served as a member of the Relief Society General Board.[1]
Congress
Howell was elected as a Republican to House of Representatives for the Fifty-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1917).
Howell was involved in getting appropriations for the Mormon colonists who had fled Mexico in 1912.[2][failed verification]
Remove ads
After Congress
Howell engaged in banking and the real estate business. The town of Howell, Utah, founded about 1910 on land owned by one of his business interests in Box Elder County, was named for him.
Death and burial
He died in Logan, Utah, July 18, 1918, and was interred in the Logan City Cemetery.
Electoral history
Note: The 1912 election consisted of an all-party election for the two at-large seats. Howell was elected to the first at-large seat, while Johnson was elected to the second at-large seat.
1914
See also
- Parley Parker Christensen, Utah and California politician, opposed Howell.
Sources
Further reading
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads