William Washington Howes

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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. The W W Howes Municipal Airport (now known as Huron Regional Airport) was named in his honor. It is located in Huron, South Dakota. (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.

Howes was born on February 16, 1887, in Tomah, Wisconsin.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howells-howey.html#213.78.22|title=William Washington Howes|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-10-31}} He died on January 15, 1962, in Washington, D.C.