Potter P. Howard
American politician
Potter P. Howard | |
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Mayor of Boise, Idaho | |
In office May 5, 1947 – May 1951 | |
Preceded by | H. W. Whillock |
Succeeded by | R. E. Edlefsen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1890-10-04)October 4, 1890 [1] Sidney, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | November 29, 1956(1956-11-29) (aged 66) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.[2] |
Resting place | Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho |
Spouse(s) | Marene E. Platz Howard (1893–1951) |
Children | 4 |
Residence(s) | Boise, Idaho |
Profession | Automobile dealer, business executive |
Potter P. Howard (October 4, 1890 – November 29, 1956) served consecutive two-year terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1947 to 1951. An automobile dealer when elected,[3] he was later an executive with the local natural gas company in Boise. Potter died in a Salt Lake City hotel while returning to Idaho from a business trip to Chicago.[4][5]
Potter moved from Burley to Boise in 1935;[4] he is buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.
References
- ^ "Mayors - Boise Arts & History". Boiseartsandhistory.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Family History and Genealogy Records". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Potter Howard elected new mayor of Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 2, 1947. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Ex-Boise mayor succumbs in S.L. hotel". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 30, 1956. p. 13B.
- ^ "Former mayor of Boise dead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1956. p. 1.
Sources
- Mayors of Boise - Past and Present
- Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996
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Preceded by H. W. Whillock | Mayor of Boise, Idaho 1947–1951 | Succeeded by R. E. Edlefsen |
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Mayors of Boise, Idaho
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