Howe family (United States politicians)

The Howe family is a family of politicians from the United States. Below is a list of members.

• Jonah Howe (1749-1826), Massachusetts State Representative. First cousin of Gardner Howe and Nathan Howe.[1]
• Gardner Howe (1759-1854), Vermont State Representative 1816 1823. First cousin of Jonah Howe and Nathan Howe.[2]
• Nathan Howe (1762-1851), Massachusetts State Representative. First cousin of Jonah Howe and Gardner Howe.[3]
  • William Howe (1774-1828), Probate Court Judge in Vermont, Vermont State Representative. Third cousin once removed of Jonah Howe.[4]
  • Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1851-1855, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1860. Third cousin once removed of Jonah Howe.[5]
  • Jonas Elijah Howe (1814-1892), Massachusetts State Representative. Third cousin once removed of Jonah Howe.[6]
  • Joseph Hall (1793-1859), U.S. Representative from Maine 1833-1837, candidate for Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1849. Son-in-law of Nathan Howe.[7]
    • Jonas Howe (1786-1865), Massachusetts State Representative 1845. Fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Marshall Howe.[8]
    • Marshall Otis Howe, Justice of the Peace in Vermont, Vermont State Representative 1882. Grandson of Gardner Howe.[9]
    • Charles A. Eldredge (1820-1896), Wisconsin State Senator 1854-1856, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1863-1875. First cousin twice removed of Jonah Howe, Gardner Howe, and Nathan Howe.[10]
    • Laban Marcy (1780-1860), Massachusetts State Representative, delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention 1820 1853. Third cousin by marriage of William Howe, Thomas Marshall Howe, and Jonas Elijah Howe.[11]
    • Robert Gates (1780-1865), Connecticut State Representative 1832. Son-in-law of William Howe.[12]
    • James H. Brown (1818-1900), Judge of West Virginia Court of Appeals 1863-1870. Son-in-law of Thomas Marshall Howe.[13]
    • James W. Brown (1844-1909), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1903-1905. Son-in-law of Thomas Marshall Howe.[14]
    • George W. Guthrie (1848-1917), candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1896; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1902; delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1904 1912; Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1906-1909; U.S. Ambassador to Japan 1913-1917. Son-in-law of Thomas Marshall Howe.[15]
      • Frank E. Howe, Vermont State Representative 1908 1910, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1912-1915. Great-grandson of Gardner Howe.[16]
      • Arthur O. Howe, Vermont State Representative 1931-1933 1937 1945, Vermont State Senator 1947. Great-grandson of Gardner Howe.[17]
      • Jonas H. Howe (1821-1898), Minnesota State Representative 1866. Son of Jonas Howe.[18]
      • Nathaniel B. Baker (1818-1876), Governor of New Hampshire 1854-1855. Second cousin thrice removed of Jonah Howe and Gardner Howe.[19]
      • Joseph P. Howe, Minnesota State Representative 1861. Third cousin twice removed of William Howe and Thomas Marshall Howe.[20]
      • George B. McClellan (1826-1885), candidate for President of the United States 1864, Governor of New Jersey 1878-1881. Grandson-in-law of Laban Marcy.[21]
        • James Henry Howe (1827-1893), Attorney General of Wisconsin 1860-1862, U.S. District Court Judge in Wisconsin 1873. Third cousin thrice removed of Jonah Howe and Gardner Howe.[22]
        • Hamilton T. Howe, New Hampshire State Senator 1907-1908. Third cousin twice removed of Jonas Howe.[23]
        • George B. McClellan, Jr. (1865-1940), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1892 1896 1900, U.S. Representative from New York 1895-1903, Mayor of New York City 1904-1909. Son of George B. McClellan.[24]

NOTE: Thomas Marshall Howe's fourth cousin, Persis, was also wife of Massachusetts State Representative Amos Sawyer.[25] Jonas Howe's third cousin, Lovisa, was also wife of New Hampshire State Representative Jacob Rice.[26] George W. Guthrie was also son of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mayor John B. Guthrie.[27]