Simon Herbert Howe[1] (December 21, 1835 – May 11, 1911) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who was the first mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Simon Herbert Howe | |
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| 1st Mayor of Marlborough | |
| In office January 5, 1891 – January 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | George A. Howe |
| Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2] | |
| In office 1877[1][2]–1877[1][2] | |
| Preceded by | James T. Murphy[2] |
| Succeeded by | Daniel S. Mooney[2] |
| Member of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Marlborough[3] | |
| In office 1866, 1873, 1875, 1877 – 1866, 1873, 1875, 1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1835[1] Marlborough, Massachusetts[1][4] |
| Died | May 11, 1911 (aged 75) Southborough, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Harriett A. Brigham[1][5] (m. January 1, 1857)[3] (1836–1914) |
| Children |
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| Occupation | Cooper,[4] shoe manufacturer[1] |
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Early life and family edit
Howe was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts,[1][4] to Samuel (1800–1864) and Charlotte Howe (1800–1839).[1][4] Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England, and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice another early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony[6][nb 1] Howe married Harriett A. Brigham[1][5] on January 1, 1857.[3] They had four children[3] including a son, Louis P. Howe.[3][5]
Howe died in Southborough, Massachusetts on May 11, 1911.[8]
Business career edit
Howe was president of the S.H. Howe Shoe Company[1] and the president of the Marlborough Savings Bank.[1] When Marlborough became a city, Howe had an image of his own factory incorporated into the city seal, where it remains to this day.
Notes edit
- Notes
- ^ The descendancy of Howe from Edmund Rice is as follows: Edmund Rice (1594-1663); Edward Rice (1622-1712); Benjamin Rice (1666-1748); Rachel Rice (1703-1782); Asa Howe (1733- ?); Capt. Abraham Howe (1770-1848); Samuel Howe (1800-1864); Simon Herbert Howe (1835-1911).[7]
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Albert Nelson Marquis, ed. (1909), Who's Who in New England, First Edition, Chicago, Illinois: A. N. Marquis & Company, p. 508
- ^ a b c d e Bigelow, Ella A. (1910), Historical Reminiscences of the early times in Marlborough, Massachusetts: and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Including Brief Allusions to Many Individuals and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, Marlborough, Massachusetts: Times Pub. Co., p. 330
- ^ a b c d e Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 527
- ^ a b c d Bigelow, Ella A. (1910), Historical Reminiscences of the early times in Marlborough, Massachusetts: and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Including Brief Allusions to Many Individuals and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, Marlborough, Massachusetts: Times Pub. Co., p. 169
- ^ a b c d Bigelow, Ella A. (1910), Historical Reminiscences of the early times in Marlborough, Massachusetts: and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Including Brief Allusions to Many Individuals and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, Marlborough, Massachusetts: Times Pub. Co., p. 22
- ^ Edmund Rice (1638) Association. Descendants of Edmund Rice to the 9th Generation- CD-ROM 2012
- "Who was Edmund Rice?". The Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2013. - ^ p.360 In: Ray Lowther Ellis (ed.), 1970. A Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants. Edmund Rice (1638) Association and The Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont.
- ^ "Was Prominent Shoe Manf". The Berkshire Eagle. Marlboro, Massachusetts. May 11, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved June 15, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.