Leonidas "Leon" Howard

Leonidas Howard Sr. (1849 – March 8, 1912), usually known as Leon Howard, was an African-American laborer from Memphis, Tennessee (apparently an ex-slave) who served one term as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 43rd General Assembly (1883–84). He later moved to Bakersfield, California. [1]

He died at his home in Bakersfield on March 8, 1912.[2]

References
  1. "Leonidas (Leon) Howard," This Honorable Body: African American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
  2. "Leading Colored Mason is Called". Bakersfield Morning Echo. March 9, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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