Robert Howe (California politician)

Robert Howe (1831-1915) was a Democratic politician who served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate, also serving as the Speaker of the Assembly in 1889.^[1]

Robert Howe
Howe c. 1869–1881
27th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office January 1889–March 1889
Preceded by	William H. Jordan
Succeeded by	Frank Leslie Coombs
Member of the California State Assembly from the 25th district
In office 1888–1890
Member of the California State Senate from the 13th district
In office 1875–1881
Member of the California State Assembly from the 8th district
In office 1873–1875
Member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district
In office 1858–1861
Personal details
Born	October 23, 1831 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 27, 1915(1915-10-27) (aged 84) San Francisco, California
Political party	Democratic

Life

Howe was born in New York, the son of Abraham Howe and Elizabeth Littlejohn, but moved to California in 1853 where he worked in gold mines in Tuolumne County before being a commission merchant in San Francisco. He served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat from the 7th district between 1858 and 1861 and later from the 8th district between 1873 and 1875, serving as Speaker pro-tempore of the Assembly. He then served in the California State Senate from the 13th district between 1875 and 1881. He returned to the Assembly in 1888, this time from the 25th district, and he became Speaker of the Assembly in 1889. He left the Assembly in 1890 and died in 1915.^[1][2]

References

1. Vassar, Alex; Myers, Shane. "Robert Howe". JoinCalifornia.com. JoinCalifornia.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
2. "Robert Howe". calisphere.org. University of California. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

Preceded by William H. Jordan	Speaker of the California State Assembly January 1889–March 1889	Succeeded by Frank Leslie Coombs