Henry E. Howell

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Henry E. Howell

Henry Evans Howell, Jr. (* 5. September 1920 in Norfolk , Virginia ; † 7. July 1997 ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and from 1971 to 1974 Vice Governor of Virginia .

Life

After attending the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg , he studied law at the University of Virginia , graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and then practiced as a lawyer . In 1960 he was elected as a Democratic candidate to the Virginia House of Representatives before he became a member of the Virginia Senate in 1966 and was a member until 1971.

A strong advocate of civil rights and advocating the interests of workers and consumers , Howell first ran for governor of Virginia in 1969 . In the runoff election for the Democratic nomination he was defeated by William C. Battle , who in turn lost the actual election against Republican A. Linwood Holton .

In 1971, Howell became lieutenant governor of Virginia despite internal opposition and held that office until 1974. After losing to Mills E. Godwin in the 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election , he remained politically active and received enough support from African-American and suburban voters to surprisingly In 1977, the area code ( Primary ) of the Democratic party for the office of the governor of Virginia to win.

Howell, who was a popular liberal Democrat, angered longtime Democratic party officials so much that they allied with the conservative Republican Party to end his political career. In November 1977 they helped Howell's Republican opponent John N. Dalton , who succeeded him as lieutenant governor in 1974, to a clear electoral victory for the office of governor. A notable exception to Howell's electoral defeat was Chuck Robb , who was elected lieutenant governor and later also governor of Virginia and a US senator .

After his defeat, he zo back from political life and took as a founding partner of the law firm Howell, Daugherty & Brown his work as a lawyer again.

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SURNAME Howell, Henry E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Howell, Henry Evans Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Norfolk , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1997
Place of death Norfolk , Virginia