Biography

05/15/1879 - 03/31/1943

John William Howell (R22) Lackawanna County 1931-1938

Early Life:

John William Howell, born May 15, 1879, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; son of Esdras and Mary A. Williams Howell; Central High School, Scranton; newsboy, secretary, The Republican (now The Tribune); moved Saint Louis, Missouri, then New Yok City; engaged, real estate; director, Scranton-Lackawanna Trust Company and Mortgage Guarantee Association; tax collector, Lackawanna County, 1911; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1931-1938; married, Nellie Fellows Howell, children, Jean F Howell Peck, Lois Howell Robinson, Esdras Fellows Howell, John William Howell; died March 31, 1943 (aged 63) Abington, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; interment, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Tax collector, Lackawanna County, 1911

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Lackawanna County, 1931-1938. Sponsored Single Assessment Act, repealed City Assessment Boards.

Elected, Constable of Waverly, one write in vote, an office he did not want or run for, 1941.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania) · Thursday, April 01, 1943 · Page 3.

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