Joseph Morton Howell (March 17, 1863

Uniopolis, Ohio Uniopolis is an unincorporated community and former village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 222 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community is served by th ...

–1937) was a political appointee who served first as Agent/Consul General (appointed October 7, 1921) before being appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Egypt. While in Egypt, Howell "was one of four representatives of foreign nations present at the formal opening of the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen." Howell graduated from Starling Medical College (now known as

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) in 1885.

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American consuls Ambassadors of the United States to Egypt Ohio State University College of Medicine alumni People from Auglaize County, Ohio 1863 births 1937 deaths {{US-diplomat-stub