Potter P. Howard
Mayor of Boise, Idaho
In office
May 5, 1947 – May 1951
Preceded byH. W. Whillock
Succeeded byR. E. Edlefsen
Personal details
Born(1890-10-04)October 4, 1890 [1]
Sidney, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 1956(1956-11-29) (aged 66)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.[2]
Resting placeMorris Hill Cemetery
Boise, Idaho
Spouse(s)Marene E. Platz Howard
(1893–1951)
Children4
Residence(s)Boise, Idaho
ProfessionAutomobile dealer,
business executive

Potter P. Howard (October 4, 1890 – November 29, 1956) served consecutive two-year terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1947 to 1951. An automobile dealer when elected,[3] he was later an executive with the local natural gas company in Boise. Potter died in a Salt Lake City hotel while returning to Idaho from a business trip to Chicago.[4][5]

Potter moved from Burley to Boise in 1935;[4] he is buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

References

  1. ^ "Mayors - Boise Arts & History". Boiseartsandhistory.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. ^ "Family History and Genealogy Records". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  3. ^ "Potter Howard elected new mayor of Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 2, 1947. p. 11.
  4. ^ a b "Ex-Boise mayor succumbs in S.L. hotel". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 30, 1956. p. 13B.
  5. ^ "Former mayor of Boise dead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1956. p. 1.

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Political offices Preceded byH. W. Whillock Mayor of Boise, Idaho 1947–1951 Succeeded byR. E. Edlefsen


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