Valentine Howe
Valentine Howe Sr. (1841 - 1904) was a builder and state legislator in North Carolina.[1][2] He was elected in 1887 to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1] He defeated Alfred Moore Waddell.[3] He was from a prominent family of carpenters and builders.[3] He served as an alderman, vestryman, volunteer with the Cape Fear Fire Company, and was an Odd Fellow. He died in 1904 aged 63. He was African American.[1]
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- ^ a b c "Valentine Howe". December 4, 1904. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Simmons-Henry, Linda (December 30, 1990). "The Heritage of Blacks in North Carolina". North Carolina African American Heritage Foundation – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Howe Family (fl. 1850s-1900s)". ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu.