City: Memphis
TOWNER, H.N., merchant; born Baltimore, Md., April 3, 1851; English descent; son of D.F. and A.C. (Morris) TOWNER; educated Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Conn., graduated June, 1867; in early life he was connected with mill supply and rubber store; married May 16, 1882; member of Unity Lodge K. of H., Memphis Lodge K. of P., B.P.O.E. Lodge No. 27; Democrat; was traveling salesman until 1879, when he established house of Towner & Co., Rubber Goods and Mill Supplies (now Towner & Co., Inc.); was charter member and one of the organizers of the Business Men’s Club, Memphis, Tenn.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
