Arthur O. Howe Explained

Arthur Otis Howe
State House:Vermont
District:Newfane, Windham
Term Start1:1931
Term End1:1933, 1937, 1945
Party:Republican
State Senate2:Vermont
District2:Windham County
Term Start2:1947
Term End2:1948
Birth Date:7 March 1871
Birth Place:Newfane, Vermont
Death Place:Newfane, Vermont
Profession:dairy farmer, electrical engineer
Spouse:never married
Residence:Newfane, Vermont

Arthur Otis Howe (March 7, 1871  - November 27, 1951) was a dairy farmer and electrical engineer from Newfane, Vermont and a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1933 and then reelected in 1937 and 1945. He also served in the Vermont Senate from 1947 to 1948.[1] [2]

Personal background and family relations

Arthur Otis Howe was born in Newfane, Vermont to Marshall Otis Howe (1832 - 1919) and Gertrude Isabel (Dexter) Howe (1845–1930). He was never married. He was a dairy farmer in Newfane, Vermont and as a trained electrical engineer, he served in his early adult years as the superintendent of the electric light works in Chelsea, Vermont. In 1931 he was elected to his first term in the Vermont House of Representatives, serving until 1933. He was reelected in 1937 and 1945. He was elected to the Vermont Senate, and served from 1947 to 1948. Howe died at his home in Newfane.[3] Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Arthur Otis Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marshall Otis Howe in Howe Family of Massachusetts . Political Graveyard . 25 May 2012.
  2. Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2011. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations, Edmund Rice (1638) Association. (CD-ROM)
  3. Vermont. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2003. Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Montpelier, Vermont.
  4. Web site: Gardner Howe (1759-1854) . Edmund Rice (1638) Association . 24 May 2012.