Howard Carwile

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

Contents 1 Family 2 Education 3 Background 4 Government offices held 5 Memberships 6 Published and broadcast works

[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, Howard H. Carwile, Jr. Howard and Violet had one grandchild: Taylor Lane Carwile. Both Howard and Violet died in Richmond, Virginia. He is the great-great-grandson of Jacob Carwile, a Revolutionary War soldier.

[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 1940s through 1960s in Richmond. Was an ever vigilant 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 Virginia in 1945 against Democrat William M. Tuck & Independent S. Lloyd Landreth.
• Ran as Independent for Virginia U.S. Senator in 1948 against Democrat Absalom Willis Robertson, Republican Robert H. Woods, Progressive Virginia Foster Durr & Socialist Clarke T. Robbe
• Ran as Independent for Governor of Virginia in 1953 against Democrat Thomas Bahnson Stanley & Republican Theodore Roosevelt Dalton
• Ran as Democrat for Governor of Virginia 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 unsuccessfully as Independent for U.S. House Virginia 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
• Virginia House of Delegates – 35th District, Henrico County, Virginia, 1974-5, defeated for re-election by Gerald L. Baliles 1975

Served on Virginia House committees:

• Health, Welfare & Institutions
• Militia and Police

[edit] Memberships

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Richmond Trial Lawyers Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Richmond Criminal Bar

[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 ISBN 1556180438
  
  

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