Henry L. Bowles

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Henry Leland Bowles
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office September 29, 1925 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	George B. Churchill
Succeeded by	Will Kirk Kaynor
Born	January 6, 1866 Athens, Vermont
Died	May 17, 1932 Springfield, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican

BOWLES, Henry Leland, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Athens, Windham County, Vt., January 6, 1866; attended the district schools at Kendricks Corner and Vermont Academy at Saxtons River, Vt.; at the age of eighteen moved to Osage, Iowa, and engaged in agricultural pursuits; later moved to California, where for four years he worked as lumberjack, rancher, and farmer; returned east and settled in Massachusetts, working in Waltham, Salem, and Lynn at various businesses; trustee of the Vermont Academy; moved to Springfield, Mass., in 1898 and operated a chain of restaurants; member of the Governor’s council in 1913, 1918, and 1919; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920 and in 1924; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George B. Churchill; reelected to the Seventieth Congress and served from September 29, 1925 to March 3, 1929; was not a candidate for renomination in 1928; resumed his former business pursuits; died in Springfield, Mass., May 17, 1932; the remains were cremated and the ashes interred in Springfield Cemetery.

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by George B. Churchill

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district September 29, 1925 - March 3, 1929

Succeeded by Will Kirk Kaynor