Hilary Ewing Howse Explained

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

Howse was born in 1866 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

Career

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

Howse died on January 2, 1938.^[4] He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: TENNESSEE SENATORS TERRITORIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY – 1794 ONE HUNDREDTH SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2009 - 10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528103310/http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/tga-senate3.pdf . dead . May 28, 2014 . Tennessee State Library and Archives . July 24, 2018.
2. Thomas Aiello, The Kings of Casino Park: Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932, University of Alabama Press, 2011, p. 125 https://books.google.com/books?id=M2rSiDFkYkoC&dq=%22Hilary+Ewing+Howse%22&pg=PA125
3. Book: Burns . Frank . Jones . Robert B. . Tennessee County History Series: Davidson County . 1989 . Memphis State University Press . Memphis, Tennessee. 9780878701308 . 19604401 . 69. Internet Archive.
4. News: Nashville Mourns. Funeral for Mayor Will Be Held Tuesday. . July 24, 2018 . The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama . January 3, 1938. 11. Newspapers.com. registration .
5. News: Final Tributes Paid to Mayor At Rites Here. . July 24, 2018 . The Tennessean . January 5, 1938. 1; 2. Newspapers.com. registration .