Leon M. Conwell

Leon Martin Conwell
19th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 4, 1926  January 6, 1930
Preceded byJohn M. Webster
Succeeded byJohn J. Murphy
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
26th Middlesex District
In office
1910–1912
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
School Board
In office
1907–1908
Personal details
BornApril 15, 1870
Somerville, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 18, 1953(1953-08-18) (aged 83)
Somerville, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Sarah Harriet Brewster, m. June 19, 1901.
ChildrenAgnes Conwell; Charles Brewster Conwell
Alma materRugby Academy, Philadelphia; Princeton University, A.B. class, of 1892.
ProfessionJournalist

Leon Martin Conwell (April 15, 1870 – August 18, 1953) was an American journalist and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as the nineteenth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Conwell was born April 15, 1870, in Somerville, Massachusetts to Jennie P. (Hayden) Conwell, and Russell H. Conwell.

Conwell was the publisher and editor of the Somerville Journal.