Henry L. Bowles | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's2nd district | |
| In office September 29, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | George B. Churchill |
| Succeeded by | Will Kirk Kaynor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Leland Bowles (1866-01-06)January 6, 1866 |
| Died | May 17, 1932(1932-05-17) (aged 66) |
| Political party | Republican |
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Henry Leland Bowles (January 6, 1866 – May 17, 1932) was an American politician who served as aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts.
Bowles was born inAthens, Vermont on January 6, 1866.[1] He attended the district schools at Kendricks Corner andVermont Academy. At the age of eighteen, he moved toOsage, Iowa and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He later moved toCalifornia, where for four years he worked as lumberjack, rancher, and farmer.
Bowles returned east and settled in Massachusetts, working at various businesses inWaltham,Salem andLynn. He was a trustee of the Vermont Academy, and moved toSpringfield in 1898, where he operated a chain of restaurants.
He married Edna Howard in December 1908.[1]
He was elected a member of theMassachusetts Governor's Council in 1913, 1918 and 1919, and was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in1920 and1924.
He was elected as aRepublican to the Sixty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofGeorge B. Churchill.[1] Bowles was reelected to the Seventieth Congress and served from September 29, 1925 to March 3, 1929. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928 and resumed his former business pursuits.
In 1928, he purchased theOrange Grove Plantation onSaint Helena Island nearFrogmore,Beaufort County, South Carolina.[2]
He died in Springfield May 17, 1932 and was interred in Springfield Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forTreasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts 1915 | Succeeded by Henry N. Teague |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 2nd congressional district September 29, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | Succeeded by |
