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.

Biography

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]

Death and burial

Howe died in Vernon on February 21, 1888.^[3] He was buried at North Vernon Cemetery in Vernon.

Family

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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