Captain Ithamar Martindale Howell (18 February 1866 – 13 July 1920) was an American politician who served as the 5th Secretary of State of Washington as a member of the Republican party from 1 May 1909 until his death on 13 July 1920.[1][2]
Ithamar Martindale Howell | |
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| 5th Secretary of State of Washington | |
| In office 1 May 1909 – 13 July 1920 | |
| Governor | Marion E. Hay Ernest Lister Louis F. Hart |
| Preceded by | Sam Nichols |
| Succeeded by | Jay Hinkle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1866 Waukon, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 1920 (aged 54) Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Monmouth College (now Monmouth University) in Oregon |
Early life
editHowell was born in Waukon, Iowa and grew up in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He and his family moved to Tacoma in the Washington Territory in 1877 and he attended Monmouth College in Oregon. He ended up receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from that college. Howell served in the Washington Territorial and National Guard from 1880 to 1895. In the 1890s, howell became Secretary of the World Printing Company and eventually Secretary and Treasurer of the Peco Free Milling and Mining Company.[3]
Political career and death
editHowell was first elected Pierce County Assessor in 1899, before becoming chief deputy in the County Auditor's Office in 1901 and serving as Clerk to the Board of Commissioners. In 1908, Howell entered the Republican primary for the position of Secretary of State of Washington, but lost to incumbent Sam Nichols. But following Nichols' resignation the following year on allegations of corruption, Governor Marion E. Hay appointed Howell as the fifth Secretary of State on 1 May 1909.[4]
Howell was twice re-elected to that position with 34.12% of the vote in 1912 and 53.09% of the vote in 1916.[5][6] Howell died in office during his second term in Olympia, Washington on 13 July 1920.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Spokane Chronicle; Jan 25, 1912.
- ^ Wood 1943c.
- ^ "Ithamar Martindale Howell (1866-1920)". politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Washington's Secretaries of State - Past and Present". sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "WA Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "1916 Secretary of State General Election Results - Washington". uselectionatlas.org. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
Works cited
edit- "Appointed to office", Spokane Chronicle, Spokane, Washington: Cowles Company, p. 9, January 25, 1912, LCCN sn86072020, OCLC 14374699, retrieved September 30, 2020
- Wood, James A. (April 25, 1943c), "People learned to mistrust John L.'s editorial motives", Seattle Daily Times, Seattle: The Seattle Times Company, p. 16, ISSN 2639-4898, LCCN sn86072007, OCLC 1765328, retrieved September 30, 2020