Leonard Paul Howland (December 5, 1865 – December 23, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a

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from

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from 1907 to 1913.

Biography

Paul Howland was born in

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. Howland completed preparatory studies. He graduated from

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(Ohio) in 1887 and from the law department of

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in 1890. He was

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in 1890 and commenced practice in

. He moved to Cleveland in 1894 and continued the practice of law. He served as second lieutenant, squadron adjutant, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, during the

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Congress

Howland was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.

Later career

He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald, judge of the United States Commerce Court. He resumed the practice of law. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916, 1920, and 1924.

Death

He died in

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, December 23, 1942. He was interred in

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Sources

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