Leon Martin Conwell | |
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19thMayor of Somerville, Massachusetts |
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In office January 4, 1926 – January 6, 1930 |
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Preceded by | John M. Webster |
Succeeded by | John J. Murphy |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] 26th Middlesex District[2] |
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In office 1910[1] – 1912[1] |
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Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts School Board[1] |
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In office 1907[1] – 1908[1] |
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Personal details | |
Born | April 15, 1870[1] Somerville, Massachusetts[1] |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican[1][2] |
Spouse(s) | Sarah[3] Harriet Brewster, m. June 19, 1901.[1][3] |
Children | Agnes Conwell; Charles Russell Conwell[3] |
Alma mater | Rugby Academy, Philadelphia; Princeton University, A.B. class, of 1892.[1] |
Profession | Journalist[1] |
Leon Martin Conwell was an American Journalist and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] and as the nineteenth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Conwell was born April 15, 1870 in Somerville, Massachusetts[1] to Jennie P. (Hayedn) Conwell, and Russell H. Conwell.[1]
Conwell was the publisher and editor of the Somerville Journal.[1]
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Preceded by John M. Webster |
19thMayor of Somerville, Massachusetts January 4, 1926 – January 6, 1930 |
Succeeded by John J. Murphy |