Horace Mann Towner
Horace Mann Towner served over six terms as a Republican United States Representative from Iowas 8th congressional district, and six years as the appointed Governor of Puerto Rico. In an era in which the federal governments role in health and education was small, he was an early leader of efforts to expand that role.
Towner was born in Belvidere, Illinois, the son of John and Keziah Towner. He was educated in the public schools at Belvidere, at the University of Chicago, and at the Union College of Law, while also teaching school. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, and initially practiced law in Prescott, Iowa, in Adams County. In 1880, he was elected county superintendent of schools at Corning, Iowa, in which capacity he served until 1884. He resumed the practice of law in Corning. In 1887 he married Harriet Elizabeth Cole, at Corning. They had three children, Leta, Horace, and Constance.
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