Frank E. Howe
Frank E. Howe | |
|---|---|
 From the August 1905 edition of The Vermonter magazine | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office 1912–1915 | |
| Preceded by | Leighton P. Slack |
| Succeeded by | Hale K. Darling |
| Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1910–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Cheney |
| Succeeded by | Charles Albert Plumley |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Bennington | |
| In office 1908–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Shields Drysdale |
| Succeeded by | Fred C. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1870 Heath, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | July 20, 1956 (aged 85) Bennington, Vermont, US |
| Resting place | Park Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Flora May Cummings (m. 1895) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
Frank Edmund Howe (October 2, 1870 – July 20, 1956) was a Vermont newspaperman and politician who served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1912 to 1915.
Biography
[edit]Frank Edmund Howe, nicknamed "Ginger" was born in Heath, Massachusetts on October 2, 1870 to Edmund Perry Howe and Laura A. (Worden) Howe. He was the great grandson of Gardner Howe, an early settler in Vermont and soldier in the Revolution, and he was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England. Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice another early immigrant to Massachusetts.[1][2][3]
He was raised and educated in Brattleboro, Vermont, attended West Brattleboro Academy, and trained as a printer.[4] On October 2, 1895, he married Flora May Cummings.[2] Howe worked as a reporter for newspapers in Vermont, New York and Florida before buying two Bennington, Vermont weeklies in 1902 and merging them to form the daily Bennington Banner, of which he was publisher and editor.[5]
A Republican, Howe served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1908 to 1912, and was Speaker from 1910 to 1912. He was a Republican presidential elector in 1908.[4][6][7][8]
In 1912 Howe was elected lieutenant governor, serving until 1915. The end of Howe's term was extended from October, 1914 to January, 1915 in order for his successor's term to start in January. This extension was in keeping with a law changing the start date of Vermont's state legislative sessions and the start of the terms for all statewide office holders to January.[9] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1914 and 1918, afterwards resuming management of his newspaper.[10]
Howe died in Bennington on July 20, 1956.[11][12][13] He is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery in Bennington.[14][15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ Newspaper editorial, Frank E. Howe, Bennington Banner, July 28, 1956
- ^ a b "Frank E. Howe in Howe Family of Massachusetts". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2011. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations, Edmund Rice (1638) Association. (CD-ROM)
- ^ a b Newspaper article, Frank E. Howe, Banner Owner, Esteemed Vermonter, Dies, Bennington Banner, 1912, July 20, 1956
- ^ Who's Who in New England, published by A. N. Marquis, Volume 1, 1909, page 506
- ^ Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography, edited by Prentiss Cutler Dodge, page 229
- ^ Herringshaw's American Statesman and Public Official Yearbook, compiled by Thomas William Herringshaw, 1914, page 530
- ^ General Election Results, Vermont Lieutenant Governor Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2011, page 17
- ^ The Geography, History, Constitution and Civil Government of Vermont, by Edward Conant and Mason Sereno Stone, 1915, page 321
- ^ 1918 Primary Election results Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont State Archives, June 9, 2006, page 1
- ^ Newspaper article, Frank Howe Dies; Vermont News Dean, Troy Record, July 21, 1956
- ^ Newspaper article, Frank E. Howe, 85; Bennington Editor Served State, by United Press International, published in Berkshire Eagle, July 21, 1956
- ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for Frank Edmund Howe, accessed December 27, 2011
- ^ Newspaper article, Services for Frank E. Howe Are Sunday, Bennington Banner, July 21, 1956
- ^ Newspaper article, Services Held Sunday for Frank E. Howe, Bennington Banner, July 23, 1956
- ^ Newspaper article, Conduct Service at Bennington for Frank Howe, Troy Record, July 23, 1956
