Leon Martin Conwell (April 15, 1870 – August 18, 1953) was an American journalist and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] and as the nineteenth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.[4]
Leon Martin Conwell | |
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| 19th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 4, 1926 – January 6, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Webster |
| Succeeded by | John J. Murphy |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] 26th Middlesex District[2] | |
| In office 1910[1]–1912[1] | |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts School Board[1] | |
| In office 1907[1]–1908[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1870 Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 18, 1953 (aged 83) Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[1][2] |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah[3] Harriet Brewster, m. June 19, 1901.[1][3] |
| Children | Agnes Conwell; Charles Brewster Conwell[3] |
| Alma mater | Rugby Academy, Philadelphia; Princeton University, A.B. class, of 1892.[1] |
| Profession | Journalist[1] |
Conwell was born April 15, 1870, in Somerville, Massachusetts to Jennie P. (Hayden) Conwell, and Russell H. Conwell.[1]
Conwell was the publisher and editor of the Somerville Journal.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915), Who's who in New England, Volume IV 2nd. ed., Chicago, IL: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 269
- ^ a b Secretary of the Commonwealth (1910), Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Document no. 43, Boston, Ma: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. xciii
- ^ a b c Cutter, William Richard (1910), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume IV, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Pub. Company, p. 2107
- ^ "Leon M. Conwell". The Boston Globe. August 19, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
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