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

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

  1. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1955, page 714
  2. ↑ University of Illinois, The Illini, Volume 25, 1918, page 358
  3. ↑ University of Illinois, Annual Register, 1921, page 502
  4. ↑ University of Illinois, The Illini, Volume 29, 1923, page 391
  5. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1951, page 690
  6. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1947, page 410
  7. ↑ Vermont Archives and Records Administration, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate since 1870, 2011, page 6
  8. ↑ Phil Savory, Harte-Hewitt Beat Howe for Senate, Bennington Banner, September 10, 1958
  9. ↑ Washington Afro-American, Rep. Martin's 'Colored Fellow' Campaign Issue, October 2, 1956
  10. ↑ Boston Globe, Vermont G.O.P. Defies Critics At State Parley, July 20, 1957
  11. ↑ New York Times, State Chairman Map G.O.P. Drives, May 2, 1958
  12. ↑ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, record for Carleton Gibson Howe, accessed May 30, 2012
  13. ↑ Social Security Death Index, entry for Carleton G. Howe, accessed May 30, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Merrill W. Harris		 President pro tempore of the Vermont State Senate
1953 – 1957 		Succeeded by
Asa S. Bloomer
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