Leon Howard (Tennessee politician) facts for kids

Leonidas Howard Sr. (1849 – March 8, 1912), usually known as Leon Howard, was a laborer in Memphis, Tennessee who is believed to have been an ex-slave) and served one term as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 43rd General Assembly (1883–84). A Republican, he was African-American. He eventually moved to Bakersfield, California where he died at his home March 8, 1912.

See also

• African Americans in Tennessee
• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era