William Washington Howes

William Washington Howes (1887-1962) served under Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Second and First Assistant Postmaster General from 1933 to 1940.

Howes brought airmail service to the Midwest.

(Source: Howes' grandson, Dr. Whiting Wicker) Previously, he was a member of the South Dakota Senate, Chairman of the South Dakota Democratic Party and a member of the Democratic National Committee.

In 1920, he ran for Governor of South Dakota, losing to William H. McMaster.

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