George Howe | |
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Member of the Vermont Senate | |
In office 1874–1875 ServingwithAndrew A. Wyman | |
Preceded by | Jacob Estey John L. Butterfield |
Succeeded by | Oscar E. Butterfield Eleazer L. Waterman |
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont | |
In office 1861–1864 | |
President | Abraham Lincoln |
Preceded by | Henry E. Stoughton |
Succeeded by | Dudley C. Denison |
State's Attorney of Windham County,Vermont | |
In office 1858–1860 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin L. Knowlton |
Succeeded by | Jabez D. Bridgman |
Personal details | |
Born | Vernon,Vermont | July 4,1824
Died | February 21,1888 63) Vernon,Vermont | (aged
Resting place | North Vernon Cemetery,Vernon,Vermont |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Willard (1824-1905),m. 1825 |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
Profession | Attorney |
George Howe (July 4,1824 - February 21,1888) was a Vermont attorney and politician. Howe was most notable for his service as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1861 to 1864 and a member of the Vermont Senate from 1874 to 1875.
George Howe was born in Vernon,Vermont on July 4,1824, [1] the son of Ebenezer Howe Jr. and Lydia (Fowler) Howe. [2] He was educated in Vernon,and studied law with Judge Asa Keyes of Brattleboro. [1] In 1845,he began attendance at Harvard Law School,and he received his ll.b. degree in 1847. [3] Howe completed his legal studies in the office of William Czar Bradley in Westminster. [3] He was admitted to the bar in 1847,and practiced in Brattleboro. [3]
Howe spent several years in California in the late 1840s and early 1850s before returning to Brattleboro to reestablish his law practice. [3] A Republican,he served as Windham County's State's Attorney from 1858 to 1860. [3] In 1861,he was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Vermont,and he served until 1864. [3] Howe represented Windham County in the Vermont Senate from 1874 to 1875,and he was a delegate to the 1876 Republican National Convention. [3]
In 1880,Howe accepted a federal government position as a pension examiner,which required him to travel throughout New England to verify the details of applications and adjudicate claims. [3] In the last years of his life,Howe's health began to fail and he retired to Vernon. [3]
Howe died in Vernon on February 21,1888. [3] He was buried at North Vernon Cemetery in Vernon.
In 1850,Howe married Mary Ann Willard (1824-1905) of Westminster. [3] They were the parents of a son,George E. Howe (1862-1920),who graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School and became a successful attorney in Boston. [3]
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