Everette B. Howard
Encyclopedia
Everette Burgess Howard (September 19, 1873 - April 3, 1950) was a U.S. Representative
from Oklahoma
.
Born in Morgantown, Kentucky
, Howard attended the public schools.
Learned the art of printing and engaged in newspaper work in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma
, in 1905 and engaged in the manufacture of brick and in the production of oil and gas.
He served as member of the State board of public affairs 1911-1915.
State auditor of Oklahoma 1915-1919.
Howard was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1921).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.
Howard was elected to the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
Howard was elected to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927-March 3, 1929).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.
He engaged in the production of oil and gas in Oklahoma and Texas in 1930.
He died in Midland, Texas
, April 3, 1950.
He was interred in Memorial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
Born in Morgantown, Kentucky
Morgantown, Kentucky
Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,544 at the 2000 census. The city had a sister city in Tatsuruhama, Ishikawa, Japan, which city is now part of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan.-History:...
, Howard attended the public schools.
Learned the art of printing and engaged in newspaper work in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, in 1905 and engaged in the manufacture of brick and in the production of oil and gas.
He served as member of the State board of public affairs 1911-1915.
State auditor of Oklahoma 1915-1919.
Howard was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1921).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.
Howard was elected to the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
Howard was elected to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927-March 3, 1929).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.
He engaged in the production of oil and gas in Oklahoma and Texas in 1930.
He died in Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
, April 3, 1950.
He was interred in Memorial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.