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American politician
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 .
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In 1922 Howe graduated from the
University of Illinois .
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[4] Howe settled in
Dorset, Vermont , where he owned and operated a successful
apple growing business.
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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.
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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.
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Howe died in
Manchester on September 21, 1993. His remains were cremated.
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References
^ Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1955, page 714
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University of Illinois , The Illini, Volume 25, 1918, page 358
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University of Illinois , Annual Register, 1921, page 502
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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
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Boston Globe , Vermont G.O.P. Defies Critics At State Parley, July 20, 1957
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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