Leon M. Conwell
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Leon Martin Conwell was an American Journalist and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
and as the nineteenth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts
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Conwell was born April 15, 1870 in Somerville, Massachusetts to Jennie P. (Hayedn) Conwell, and Russell H. Conwell
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Conwell was the publisher and editor of the Somerville Journal
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
and as the nineteenth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
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Conwell was born April 15, 1870 in Somerville, Massachusetts to Jennie P. (Hayedn) Conwell, and Russell H. Conwell
Russell Conwell
Russell Herman Conwell was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Pastor of The Baptist Temple, and for his inspirational lecture Acres of Diamonds...
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Conwell was the publisher and editor of the Somerville Journal
Somerville Journal
The Somerville Journal is a weekly newspaper published in Somerville, Massachusetts.-Nineteenth century:Its first issue was published December 8, 1870, by W. A. Greenough & Co., known for publishing directories. During the next few years the paper changed ownership several times, early owners...
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