CD Howe

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CD Howe

Clarence Decatur "CD" Howe PC (born January 15, 1886 in Waltham , Massachusetts ; † December 31, 1960 ) was a Canadian officer and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada . He was a member of the House of Commons for almost 22 years and a minister in the 16th was in the Canadian Cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and in the 17th Cabinet of Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent .

Life

Howe graduated from school with a degree in civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and, after immigrating to Canada in 1908, worked as a civil engineer and consulting engineer before accepting a professorship in civil engineering at Dalhousie University . In 1916 he founded the engineering office CD Howe & Company , which became internationally known for the design and construction of grain silos .

As a candidate of the Liberal Party, he was in the election on 14 October 1935 for the first time elected a member of the House and represented in this almost 22 years until his defeat in the general election on June 10, 1957 the in Ontario located constituency Port Arthur .

Shortly after the election, Howe was appointed by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King on October 23, 1935 to the 16th Canadian Cabinet, where he was initially Minister of the Navy and Minister of Railways and Canals until November 1, 1936. After a government reshuffle, he then served as Minister of Transport from November 2, 1936 to July 7, 1940, and in this function founded the airline Trans-Canada Air Lines . From April 9, 1940 to December 31, 1945, he also took over the post of Minister for Ammunition and Supply, which was important for Canada's participation in World War II . At the same time, he was the managing minister of transport from May 13 to October 5, 1942, and Minister of Reconstruction between October 13, 1944 and December 31, 1945.

Subsequently, Howe was Minister of Reconstruction and Supply in King's Cabinet between January 1, 1946 and the end of King's tenure on November 14, 1948. As part of a renewed government reshuffle, he also took over the office of Minister for Trade and Industry on January 19, 1948 and also held this ministerial office in the 17th Canadian cabinet formed by Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent on November 15, 1948 until the end of Saint-Laurent. Laurent's tenure was June 20, 1957. Most recently, from April 1, 1951 to June 20, 1957, he was also Minister for Defense Production.

Howe was then Chancellor of Dalhousie University in 1957 and held this office until his death.

membership

In 1946 Howe was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Background literature

  • Leslie Roberts: CD: the life and times of Clarence Decatur Howe , 1957
  • Robert Bothwell: CD Howe, a biography , 1979

Web links and sources

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1900-1949 ( PDF ). Retrieved October 11, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Howe, CD
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Howe, Clarence Decatur (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liberal Party politician of Canada
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Waltham , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1960