Fred Arthur Howland

M, #17114, b. Nov 10, 1864, d. Mar 30, 1953
Relationship8th cousin 2 times removed of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
Father*Dr. Moses Nathan Howland b. Oct 3, 1834, d. May 13, 1906
Mother*Sylvia Ann Shipman b. Jun 19, 1841, d. Aug 31, 1901

Family 1

Rena Forbush b. Jan 13, 1874, d. Oct 24, 1894

Family 2

Margaret Louise Dewey b. Apr 2, 1875, d. Jun 19, 1952

Chronological Events

Birth*Nov 10, 1864 Fred Arthur Howland was born on Nov 10, 1864 at Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.1 
 He was the son of Dr. Moses Nathan Howland and Sylvia Ann Shipman. 
Marriage*Sep 26, 1894 Fred Arthur Howland married Rena Forbush, daughter of Henry Clay Forbush and Lydia A. Shores, on Sep 26, 1894 at Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.2 
Marriage*Feb 1, 1899 Fred Arthur Howland married Margaret Louise Dewey on Feb 1, 1899 at Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, United States.3,4 
Death*Mar 30, 1953 Fred Arthur Howland died on Mar 30, 1953, at age 88 at Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, United States, from cancer of the intestines.5 
ObituaryMar 31, 1953  OBITUARY: Vermont Secretary of State and Corporate Executive. Fred A. Howland, 88, Former president of the National Life Insurance Co. died today 31st of March, 1953 at his home. A native of Franconia, N.H. he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1887, studied law with William P. Dillingham while Dillingham was Governor of Vermont, and was admitted to the bar in 1890.

He practiced in Montpelier, and the firm in which he was a partner included Dillingham until he was elected to the US Senate in 1900.

A Republican, Howland was Assistant Clerk and Clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1890 to 1896, after which he served a two-year term as Washington County State's Attorney.

From 1899 to 1903 Howland served as Secretary of State. He declined renomination in 1902, and joined the National Life Insurance Company as Vice President and General Counsel. In 1909 he became the company's senior Vice President, and in 1916 he was promoted to President. Howland held this position until retiring in 1937, when he was succeeded by former Congressman Elbert Brigham.

Howland's wife Margaret was the sister of Edward Dewey, who was the President of National Life, and granddaughter of Julius Y. Dewey, who was its first President. She was also the niece of Admiral George Dewey.

Published in the Springfield Union, Springfield, MA - Tuesday, March 31, 1953.6
 
Burial*Apr 2, 1953 He was buried on Apr 2, 1953 at Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 132741337.7 

Citations

  1. [S4144] Vermont - Death Record, online at www.familysearch.org.
  2. [S4204] New Hampshire - Marriage Record, online at familysearch.org.
  3. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  4. [S4206] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at familysearch.org.com.
  5. [S4094] Vermont - Death Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  7. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.