He was born in St. Vincent township, Grey County, Canada West, the son of Andrew Howe and Margaret Lyness, and was educated at the Ontario College of Pharmacy. In 1891, he married Arvilla Mary Andrews. Howe served five years as reeve of Thornbury, Ontario, and was also reeve of Point Grey, British Columbia. He was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Fisheries.[1] During World War I, Howe donated his yacht to the federal government for use in Haida Gwaii. He also donated two horses; one was used by Sir Arthur Currie. He died in Vancouver on February 13, 1939, at the age of 74.
The murals in the rotunda of the province's painted by George Henry Southwell were commissioned by Howe as Provincial Secretary.[2]
samuel, lyness, howe, 1864, february, 1939, businessman, political, figure, british, columbia, represented, richmond, point, grey, legislative, assembly, british, columbia, from, 1928, 1933, conservative, member, legislative, assembly, british, columbiain, off. Samuel Lyness Howe May 14 1864 1 February 13 1939 2 was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia He represented Richmond Point Grey in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1933 as a Conservative Samuel Lyness HoweMember of the Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaIn office 1928 1933ConstituencyRichmond Point GreyPersonal detailsBorn 1864 05 14 May 14 1864St Vincent township Canada WestDiedFebruary 13 1939 1939 02 13 aged 74 Vancouver British ColumbiaPolitical partyConservativeSpouseArvilla Mary Andrews m 1891 wbr OccupationBusinessman politicianBiography editHe was born in St Vincent township Grey County Canada West the son of Andrew Howe and Margaret Lyness and was educated at the Ontario College of Pharmacy In 1891 he married Arvilla Mary Andrews Howe served five years as reeve of Thornbury Ontario and was also reeve of Point Grey British Columbia He was a member of the provincial cabinet serving as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Fisheries 1 During World War I Howe donated his yacht to the federal government for use in Haida Gwaii He also donated two horses one was used by Sir Arthur Currie He died in Vancouver on February 13 1939 at the age of 74 The murals in the rotunda of the province s painted by George Henry Southwell were commissioned by Howe as Provincial Secretary 2 Howe Street in Vancouver is named for him References edit a b Normandin A L 1931 Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931 a b History makes a case against the murals Times Colonist Victoria July 1 2007 Retrieved November 3 2011 nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Lyness Howe amp oldid 1159014617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
