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5 unusual facts about Horace Mann Towner


Carlos E. Chardón

Chardón was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor by Horace Mann Towner, the US-appointed governor.

Juan Bernardo Huyke

For several months in 1923, Huyke served as interim Governor of Puerto Rico between the administrations of Emmet Montgomery Reily and Horace Mann Towner.

Liberal Party of Puerto Rico

Barceló requested that Herbert Hoover, the newly elected President of the United States, retain Horace Mann Towner temporarily as governor of the island.

Morris Sheppard

Co-sponsored by Morris Sheppard and Horace Mann Towner, the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 provided Federal matching funds for services aimed to reduce maternal and infant mortality.

Sixto Escobar

On February 16, 1927, governor Horace Mann Towner legalized boxing and allowed the establishment of organized boxing matches.



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