Joseph Howell
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Joseph Howell was a U.S. Representative
from Utah
.
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.
He taught school.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as mayor of Wellsville 1882-1884.
He served in the Territorial house of representatives 1886-1892.
Regent of the University of Utah
1896-1900.
He served as member of the State senate 1896-1900.
He moved to Logan, Utah
, in 1901.
Howell married Mary Maughan and their daughter Barabara Howell Richards served as a member of the Relief Society
General Board.
Howell was elected as a Republican
to 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.
He 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 the congressman.
He died in Logan, Utah
, July 18, 1918, and was interred in the Logan City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.
Born in Brigham City
Brigham City, Utah
Brigham City is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 17,899 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Box Elder County. It lies on the western slope of the Wellsville Mountains, a branch of the Wasatch Range at the western terminus of Box Elder Canyon...
, Utah Territory
Utah Territory
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah....
, Howell moved with his parents to Wellsville, Utah
Wellsville, Utah
Wellsville is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,432 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wellsville is located at ....
, in 1863.
He attended the common schools and the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
at Salt Lake City.
He taught school.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as mayor of Wellsville 1882-1884.
He served in the Territorial house of representatives 1886-1892.
Regent of the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
1896-1900.
He served as member of the State senate 1896-1900.
He moved to Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
, in 1901.
Howell married Mary Maughan and their daughter Barabara Howell Richards served as a member of the Relief Society
Relief Society
The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, USA and has approximately 6 million members in over 170 countries and territories...
General Board.
Howell was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
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.
He engaged in banking and the real estate business. The town of Howell, Utah
Howell, Utah
Howell is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 245 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Howell is located at ....
, founded about 1910 on land owned by one of his business interests in Box Elder County
Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The...
, was named for the congressman.
He died in Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...
, July 18, 1918, and was interred in the Logan City Cemetery.