Horace Mann Towner | |
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| Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| In office April 1, 1923 – September 29, 1929 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Juan Bernardo Huyke (acting) |
| Succeeded by | James R. Beverley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – April 1, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | William Darius Jamieson |
| Succeeded by | Hiram Kinsman Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1855 Belvidere, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 1937 (aged 82) Corning, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Union College of Law (LLB) |
Horace Mann Towner (October 23, 1855 – November 23, 1937) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 8th congressional district and appointed the governor of Puerto Rico. In an era in which the federal government's role in health and education was small, he was an early leader of efforts to expand that role.