| 词条 | Morton B. Howell |
| 释义 |
|name = Morton B. Howell |image = |office = Mayor of Nashville |term_start = 1875 |term_end = 1876 |predecessor = |successor = |birth_name = |birth_date = October 2, 1834 |birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia |death_date = January 23, 1909 |death_place = Nashville, Tennessee |party = |spouse = |children = |education = |website = }} 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 lifeHowell 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] CareerHowell 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 deathHowell 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] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{cite news |title=Nashville Loses Useful Citizen. Morton B. Howell Is Dead. Was An Accepted Authority on the City's History. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/119198968/?terms=%22Morton%2BB.%2BHowell%22 |accessdate=June 23, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=January 24, 1909|page=8|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howell, Morton B.}}{{Tennessee-mayor-stub}}2. ^{{cite journal |last1=Harriet Chappell |first1=Owsley |title=The Morton B. Howell Papers |journal=Tennessee Historical Quarterly |date=Fall 1966 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=287–309 |jstor=42622886 }} 3. ^{{cite news |title=Will of Late Morton B. Howell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/118878420/?terms=%22Morton%2BB.%2BHowell%22 |accessdate=June 23, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=February 3, 1909|page=2|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 9 : 1834 births|1909 deaths|People from Norfolk, Virginia|University of Richmond alumni|University of Virginia School of Law alumni|American lawyers|Mayors of Nashville, Tennessee|Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville)|American Freemasons |
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