L. Paul Howland
Leonard Paul Howland was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a United [States House of Representatives|U.S. representative] from Ohio from 1907 to 1913.
Biography
Paul Howland was born in Jefferson, Ohio. Howland completed preparatory studies. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1887 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1890. He was Admission to the bar in [the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1890 and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ohio. 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 Spanish–American War.
Congress
Howland was elected as a Republican to the 60th [United States Congress|Sixtieth], 61st [United States Congress|Sixty-first], and Sixty-second Congresses. 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 Cleveland, Ohio, December 23, 1942. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery.