Morton B. Howell
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Template:Infobox officeholder Morton B. Howell (October 2, 1834 - January 23, 1909) was an American Masonic leader, lawyer and politician. He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee in 1875-1876.
Early life
Howell was born on October 2, 1834 in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] His father was a Baptist minister.[2] He grew up in Nashville.[1]
Howell attended Union University in Murfreesboro, and he graduated from the Richmond College in Richmond, Virginia in 1851.[1] He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1855.[1]
Career
Howell served as clerk and master of Davidson County from 1865 to 1870.[1] He subsequently practised the law privately.[1] One of his clients was the Phillips & Buttorff Manufacturing Company.[1]
Howell became a Mason in 1857.[1] He was the Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of Tennessee in 1874.[1]
Howell served as the mayor of Nashville in 1875-1876.[1] He served as the president of the Nashville Board of Education for 15 years.[1] He was a trustee of the University of Nashville.[1]
Personal life and death
Howell was married to Bette C. Howell.[3] He resided at 1230 2nd Avenue in Nashville.[1]
Howell died on January 23, 1909 in Nashville.[1] His funeral was conducted by Collins Denny, and he was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "Nashville Loses Useful Citizen. Morton B. Howell Is Dead. Was An Accepted Authority on the City's History". The Tennessean. January 24, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Harriet Chappell, Owsley (Fall 1966). "The Morton B. Howell Papers". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 25 (3): 287–309. JSTOR 42622886.
- ↑ "Will of Late Morton B. Howell". The Tennessean. February 3, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
