L. W. Housel

L. W. Housel
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from New Haven
In office
January 9, 1901  June 1902
Serving with Jerome F. Donovan
Preceded byAlfred W. Forbes
Succeeded byTheodore Gruener
Personal details
Born
Lorenzo William Housel

(1873-12-30)December 30, 1873
Van Ettenville, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 1935(1935-09-15) (aged 61)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Almira Harriet Finch
(m. 1902)
EducationYale University (BA, LLB)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • journalist
  • politician

Lorenzo William Housel (December 30, 1873 – September 15, 1935) was a Connecticut state legislator who later ran for Congress and statewide office in Iowa. Running as a Democrat in an era in which Republicans dominated Iowa politics, Housel was unsuccessful in each of his Iowa races.