Walter Howe

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Mary Jane Wild
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(m. 1936)​
Walter Howe
United States Ambassador to Chile
In office
1958–1961
Relations Walter Howe (grandfather)
Children4
Alma mater Yale University
Harvard University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service U.S. Navy
Rank Commander
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War

Walter Howe (June 10, 1907 – April 8, 1966) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Chile from 1958 to 1961. [1]

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Early life

Howe was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Anne (née Wilson) Howe (1880–1963) and Ernest Howe (1875–1932), a former state assemblyman and senator from Litchfield. At the time of his death, he was editor of the American Journal of Science , [2] and president of the First National Bank of Litchfield (the oldest nationally chartered bank in the state of Connecticut). [3] His mother was the first Republican state central committeewoman from the 30th Senatorial District after passage of the Women's Suffrage Amendment. His sister, Margaret Bruce Howe, was the founder of the Prospect Press in Hartford and was the wife of Herbert L. Crapo, editor of the Litchfield Enquirer. [4]

His maternal grandparents were Annie (née Hutton) Wilson and Nathaniel Wilson, a prominent Washington attorney. His paternal grandparents were Mary Anne Bruce (née Robins) and Walter Howe, an attorney and member of the New York State Legislature. [5] [6] His paternal uncle was Walter Bruce Howe, the husband of noted composer and pianist Mary Howe. [7]

A graduate of St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island, he attended Yale University, where he graduated in 1929, and later did graduate work in history at Harvard University. [8]

Career

Howe was a Republican member of the Connecticut General Assembly from 1934 to 1942 representing Litchfield. He also served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1939 to 1940 and director of the United States Foreign Operations Mission to Columbia. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, retiring with the rank of Commander. [7]

In 1954, Howe was assigned to be chief of the United States Technical assistance program in Columbia, serving in that role until 1956. [9] While serving as a consultant of the International Cooperation Administration (the predecessor of the present-day U.S. Agency for International Development), President Eisenhower appointed Howe Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Chile on April 22, 1958. [10] [11] He presented his credentials on June 1, 1958, and served until his mission was terminated and he left his post on March 15, 1961, after the John F. Kennedy became president. Howe was a strong critic of Fidel Castro and his regime. [12] On behalf of President Eisenhower, he wrote a letter "defending our policies and sharply attacking Fidel Castro and other Cuban leaders for 'betrayal' of the ideals they proclaimed when they took power on Jan. 1, 1959." [7] [13] The letter provoked an angry rebuttal by Cuban President Torrado and, nine months later, diplomatic tie were severed. [7]

After leaving his post in Chile, he was an adviser on South American affairs. [7]

Personal life

In November 1936, Howe was married to Smith College graduate Mary Jane Wild (1913–2006), a daughter of Mary (née Chamey) Wild and Alfred Wild, who was an investor in Colorado mines for many years. [14] Together, they were the parents of four sons, Jonathan Howe, Peter Massie Howe, Walter Robin Howe, and Timothy Brigham Howe. [15]

He died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Barboursville, Virginia, aged 58, after suffering a heart attack. [16] After a funeral service at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Litchfield, he was buried at East Cemetery there. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Walter Howe – People – Department History". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute United States Department of State . Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "ERNEST HOWE, GEOLOGIST; Scientist, Politician and Banker Dies at Litchfield, Conn". The New York Times . 19 December 1932. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Union completes merger with Litchfield bank". StamfordAdvocate. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Margaret Howe Becomes a Bride; Editor of Litchfield Enquirer Married at Mother's Home to Herbert L. Crapo". The New York Times . 25 March 1945. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Walter Howe Buried". The New York Times . 25 August 1890. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Theodore Roosevelt's Tribute to Walter Howe". The New York Times. 6 September 1890. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WALTER HOWE, 58, DIPLOMAT, IS DEAD; Eisenhower Envoy to Chile Scored Castro Regime". The New York Times . 10 April 1966. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "BRIDAL IS PLANNED BY MARY JANE WILD; Denver Girl to Be Married on Nov. 14 to Walter Howe in Dedham, Mass". The New York Times . 25 October 1936. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Walter Howe". Department of State Newsletter (59): 54. March 1966. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "ENVOY TO CHILE NAMED; Howe, Foreign Aid Official, to Succeed C. B. Lyon". The New York Times . 1 April 1958. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "SENATE BACKS ENVOYS; Approves Howe for Chile, Willauer for Costa Rica". The New York Times . 23 April 1958. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Excerpts From the U.S. Letter on Cuba". The New York Times . 9 April 1960. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  13. ↑ Onisspecial, Juan de (10 April 1960). "U.S. LETTER SPURS DEBATE IN CHILE; Eisenhower's Condemnation of Castro Stirs Students -- Manifesto Is Cited". The New York Times . Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "MARY WILD WED TO A LEGISLATOR; Denver Girl Becomes Bride of Walter Howe of Litchfield, Conn, -- Reception Given". The New York Times . 15 November 1936. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "HOWE. JANE WILD HOWE (Age 93)". The Washington Post . November 16, 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  16. ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia: Certificate of Death for Walter Howe. Virginia, Death Records, 1912–2014. (Occupation: "Former ambassador to Chile.")
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