Henry Leland Bowles

Republican Representative of Massachusetts's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Massachusetts, district 2

    December 5, 1927 - March 3, 1929

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

January 6, 1866 (66 years old)

Birthday

May 17, 1932

Death

  • Served as a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
  • Born in Vermont and later moved to Iowa, California, and Massachusetts.
  • Engaged in various occupations including agriculture, lumberjacking, ranching, and restaurant management.
  • Elected to the Massachusetts Governor’s Council multiple times.
  • Attended Republican National Conventions in the 1920s.
  • Filled a congressional vacancy and was subsequently reelected, serving from 1925 to 1929.
  • Did not seek renomination after his term and returned to business pursuits.
  • Purchased a plantation in South Carolina after leaving Congress.
  • Died in Springfield, Massachusetts, and was buried there.