Howard Carwile

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Howard Hernes Carwile (November 14, 1911 – June 6, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician

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[edit] Family

Born in Charlotte County, Virginia to parents Willis Early Carwile and Allie Taylor. He married Violet V. Talley (January 28, 1918 – October 21, 1994) with whom he had one son. Both Howard and Violet died in Richmond, Va. He is the great-great-grandson of Jacob Carwile, a Revolutionary War Patriot.

[edit] Education

Graduate of Alma White College, Zarepheth, N.J.
Graduate of Southeastern University Law School, Washington, D.C.

[edit] Background

Fiery, passionate Richmond, Virginia trial attorney who opposed the Harry F. Byrd Organization in his early years. Represented many black clients as a trial lawyer in the 1940's through 1960's in Richmond. Was a watchdog over the Richmond Police Dept. and champion for reform of Virginia's prisons and a general political gadfly. A collection of his papers is housed in the Special Collections and Archives section of the library of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ran as Independent for Governor of Va. in 1945 against Democrat William Tuck & Independent S. Lloyd Landreth
Ran as Independent for Va. U.S. Senator in 1948 against Democrat Absalom Willis Robertson, Republican Robert H. Woods, Progressive Virginia F. Durr & Socialist Clarke T. Robbe
Ran as Independent for Governor of Va. in 1953 against Democrat Thomas Bahnson Stanley & Republican Ted Dalton
Ran as Democrat for Governor of Va. in 1957 primary against J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. labeling himself a "Jacksonian Democrat". He campaigned for "peaceful compliance with the Supreme Court decision on integration", "preservation of Virginia's free public school system" and poll tax removal.
Ran as Independent for U.S. House Va. District 3 seat in 1980 against Republican Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Democrat John A. Mapp & Independent James B. Turney

[edit] Government offices held

Richmond City Councilman - 1966-resigned 1973
Va. House of Delegates – 35th District, Henrico, Co. 1974-5, defeated for re-election by Gerald L. Baliles 1975
Served on committees:
Health, Welfare & Institutions
Militia and Police

[edit] Memberships

[edit] Published and Broadcast works

  • Weekly columnist for the "Richmond Afro-American" newspaper
  • Published "Speaking from Byrdland" a compilation of his weekly radio programs decrying racial segregation
  • Autobiography "Carwile, His Life and Times", published June 1988


“ Clean up City Hall - every crevice and crack;

Purge the parasite and liquidate the quack.
Carwile in Council will be something new;
He will represent all but the privileged few."
"The Taxpayers Candidate"

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—Howard Carwile, From his handbill as an unsuccessful candidate for Richmond City Council in 1962


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