Ithamar Howell
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Ithamar Martindale Howell | |
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.jpg) Howell c. 1909 – c. 1920 | |
| 5th Secretary of State of Washington | |
| In office May 1, 1909 – July 13, 1920 | |
| Governor | Marion E. Hay Ernest Lister Louis F. Hart |
| Preceded by | Sam Nichols |
| Succeeded by | Jay Hinkle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1866 Waukon, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 1920 (aged 54) Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Monmouth College (now Monmouth University) in Oregon |
Captain Ithamar Martindale Howell (February 18, 1866 – July 13, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 5th Secretary of State of Washington as a member of the Republican party from May 1, 1909, until his death on July 13, 1920.[1][2]
Howell was born in Waukon, Iowa and grew up in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He and his family moved to Tacoma in the Washington Territory in 1877 and he attended Monmouth College in Oregon. He ended up receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from that college. Howell served in the Washington Territorial and National Guard from 1880 to 1895. In the 1890s, howell became Secretary of the World Printing Company and eventually Secretary and Treasurer of the Peco Free Milling and Mining Company.[3]