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
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...
, serving from 1931 to 1933 and then reelected in 1937 and 1945. He also served in the
Vermont Senate from 1947 to 1948.
[Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2011. ''Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations,'' Edmund Rice (1638) Association. (CD-ROM)]
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
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...
, 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. Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the ...
in 1630 from
Brinklow, Warwickshire, England and settled in
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,934. The town, located in Greater Boston's MetroWest region, has a rich colonial history.
History
Incorporated in 1639, the bou ...
. Arthur Otis Howe was also a descendant of
Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the ...
, as follows:
* Arthur Otis Howe, son of
*
Marshall Otis Howe (1832-1919), son of
** Otis Howe (1793-1872), son of
**
Gardner Howe (1759-1854),
son of
** Priscilla Rice (1731-?), daughter of
:** Luke Rice (1689-1754), son of
:** Daniel Rice (1655-1737), son of
:** Edward Rice (1622-1712), son of
****
Edmund Rice, (ca1594-1663)
References
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1871 births
1951 deaths
People from Newfane, Vermont
Republican Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives