Hilary Ewing Howse (1866–1938) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville from 1909 to 1913, and again from 1923 to 1938.
Early life[edit]
Howse was born in 1866 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Howse served as a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1905 and again in 1909,[1] and later as Mayor of Nashville from 1909 to 1913, and again from 1923 to January 2, 1938.[2]
Howse was an anti-prohibitionist and is attributed to the quote, "As long as I stay in a free country, I will eat and drink as I please."[3]
Death[edit]
Howse died on January 2, 1938.[4] He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "TENNESSEE SENATORS TERRITORIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY – 1794 ONE HUNDREDTH SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2009 - 10" (PDF). Tennessee State Library and Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ Thomas Aiello, The Kings of Casino Park: Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932, University of Alabama Press, 2011, p. 125 [1]
- ^ Burns, Frank (1989). Jones, Robert B. (ed.). Tennessee County History Series: Davidson County. Memphis, Tennessee: Memphis State University Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780878701308. OCLC 19604401 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Nashville Mourns. Funeral for Mayor Will Be Held Tuesday". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. January 3, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved July 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final Tributes Paid to Mayor At Rites Here". The Tennessean. January 5, 1938. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved July 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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