Carleton G. Howe
Carleton G. Howe (March 4, 1898 – September 21, 1993) was a Vermont orchardist and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
Biography[edit]
Carleton Gibson Howe was born in Cañon City, Colorado on March 4, 1898. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois and served in the United States Navy during World War I.[1]
In 1922 Howe graduated from the University of Illinois.[2][3][4] Howe settled in Dorset, Vermont, where he owned and operated a successful apple growing business.[5]
A Republican, Howe served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947.[6] In 1946 he won election to the Vermont Senate, where he served from 1947 to 1959. From 1955 to 1957 Howe served as Senate President.[7] Howe ran unsuccessfully for renomination to the State Senate in 1958.[8]
Howe was a Delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention, and he was an alternate delegate in 1956. In the late 1950s he served as Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party.[9][10][11]
Howe died in Manchester on September 21, 1993. His remains were cremated.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1955, page 714
- ^ University of Illinois, The Illini, Volume 25, 1918, page 358
- ^ University of Illinois, Annual Register, 1921, page 502
- ^ University of Illinois, The Illini, Volume 29, 1923, page 391
- ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1951, page 690
- ^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1947, page 410
- ^ Vermont Archives and Records Administration Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate since 1870, 2011, page 6
- ^ Phil Savory, Harte-Hewitt Beat Howe for Senate, Bennington Banner, September 10, 1958
- ^ Washington Afro-American, Rep. Martin's 'Colored Fellow' Campaign Issue, October 2, 1956
- ^ Boston Globe, Vermont G.O.P. Defies Critics At State Parley, July 20, 1957
- ^ New York Times, State Chairman Map G.O.P. Drives, May 2, 1958
- ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Carleton Gibson Howe, accessed May 30, 2012
- ^ Social Security Death Index, entry for Carleton G. Howe, accessed May 30, 2012
- 1898 births
- 1993 deaths
- American orchardists
- People from Cañon City, Colorado
- Politicians from Chicago
- People from Dorset, Vermont
- University of Illinois alumni
- United States Navy personnel of World War I
- Republican Party Vermont state senators
- Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
- Farmers from Vermont
- 20th-century American legislators