Everette B. Howard
| Everette Burgess Howard | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district |
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| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Alberter Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Alberter Chandler |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Alberter Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Montgomery |
| In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel J. Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Charles O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 19, 1873 Morgantown, Kentucky |
| Died | April 3, 1950 (aged 76) Midland, Texas |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Hollis Hope Howard |
| Children | Paxton Howard |
| Profession | newspaper printer brick manufacturer oil producer politician |
| Religion | Methodist |
Everette Burgess Howard (September 19, 1873 – April 3, 1950) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Biography
Born in Morgantown, Kentucky, Howard was the son of Addison A. and Addie P. Harreld Howard. He attended the public schools, and learned the art of printing and engaged in newspaper work in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Missouri. He married Hollis Hope in Missouri on December 4, 1895, and they had one son, Paxton.[1]
Career
Howard moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1905 and engaged in the manufacture of brick and in the production of oil and gas. He served as a member of the State board of public affairs from 1911 to 1915, and as State auditor of Oklahoma from 1915 to 1919.[2]
Elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress, as a Representative from Oklahoma, serving from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1921. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress, he was elected to the Sixty-eighth Congress. and served from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1925. Not a candidate for renomination in 1924, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator. He was then elected to the Seventieth Congress as Representative and served from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.
Returning to his private business, Howard engaged in the production of oil and gas in Oklahoma and Texas.
Death
Howard died in Midland, Texas, on April 3, 1950. He is interred at Memorial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[4]
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Everette B. Howard. |
- Everette B. Howard at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Howard, Everette
- Find A Grave
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district 1919-1921 |
Succeeded by Thomas A. Chandler |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district 1923-1925 |
Succeeded by Samuel J. Montgomery |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district 1927-1929 |
Succeeded by Charles O'Connor |
