Joseph Howell

Joseph Howell ( born February 17, 1857 in Brigham City, Utah; † July 18, 1918 in Logan, Utah ) was an American politician. Between 1903 and 1917 he represented the first electoral district of the state of Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

In 1863 Joseph Howell moved with his parents to Wellsville, situated as his birthplace Brigham in today's state of Utah. At that time the area was still part of the Utah Territory. Howell attended the common schools and then the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Later he worked in retail and as a school teacher.

Political career

Joseph Howell was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1882 and 1884 he was mayor of the city of Wellsville and from 1886 to 1892 he was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives. After that, he was from 1896 to 1900 the Senate of Utah. At the same time he was also on the board of the University of Utah. In 1901 he moved to Logan.

In 1902 Howell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he replaced George Sutherland on March 4, 1903. After he was confirmed in the following elections in each of his mandate, he was able to complete a total of seven legislative sessions in Congress until March 3, 1917. Until 1913 he was the only active Congressman his state. In 1910, a second election district for Utah was created according to a census, which was occupied for the first time from March 4, 1913. First Member of this district was Jacob Johnson. Howell represented henceforth the first constituency.

Further CV

In 1916, Joseph Howell did not run for another term in Congress. Instead, he went into the banking and real estate business. He died in July 1918 in his home in Logan and was also buried there. The City of Howell, Utah was named after him.