Howard Gore | |
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 Gore in 1923 | |
| 17thGovernor of West Virginia | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim F. Morgan |
| Succeeded by | William G. Conley |
| 8thUnited States Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office November 22, 1924 – March 4, 1925 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Henry Cantwell Wallace |
| Succeeded by | William Marion Jardine |
| Assistant Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office September 17, 1923 – November 21, 1924 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Pugsley |
| Succeeded by | Renick William Dunlap |
| 4thAgriculture Commissioner of West Virginia | |
| In office February 4, 1931[1] – March 4, 1933[2] | |
| Governor | William G. Conley |
| Preceded by | John W. Smith[1] |
| Succeeded by | James Blaine McLaughlin[2] |
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| Born | (1877-10-12)October 12, 1877 |
| Died | June 20, 1947(1947-06-20) (aged 69) |
| Party | Republican |
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| Education | West Virginia University, Morgantown (BA) |
Howard Mason Gore (October 12, 1877 – June 20, 1947) was an American politician. He served as the 8thsecretary of agriculture from 1924 to 1925 during the administration of PresidentCalvin Coolidge. He served as the 17thgovernor of West Virginia from 1925 to 1929.
Gore was born inHarrison County, West Virginia, to farmer Solomon Deminion Gore and his wife Marietta Payne (née Rogers). Gore attendedWest Virginia University in 1900. He married the former Roxalene (Roxie) Corder Bailey on September 30, 1906. She died on March 7, 1928,[3] and he remained a widower in office.[4]
Gore served as president of the West Virginia Livestock Association from 1912 until 1916. He was appointed to the West Virginia State Board of Education from 1920 until 1925.[citation needed] He wasAssistant Secretary of Agriculture from September 17, 1923, to November 21, 1924.[5] On November 22, 1924, Gore served briefly as thesecretary of agriculture following the death of his predecessor,Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866–1924).
On November 4, 1924, Gore was electedgovernor of West Virginia in the1924 election. He assumed the governorship at the end of the partial first term of PresidentCalvin Coolidge on March 4, 1925. Gore was appointed to serve as the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture starting in February 1931, caused by the death of Commissioner John W. Smith.[1] He left office in March 1933, after his successor was elected in the 1932 election.
He died inClarksburg, West Virginia, on June 20, 1947. He is interred there in theElkview Masonic Cemetery.[6]
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| Preceded by | United States Secretary of Agriculture 1924–1925 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of West Virginia 1925–1929 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of West Virginia 1924 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by John W. Smith | Republican nominee forAgriculture Commissioner of West Virginia 1932 | Succeeded by Harvey A. Hall |
| Preceded by Harvey A. Hall | Republican nominee forAgriculture Commissioner of West Virginia 1940 | Succeeded by |
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