1. Howard Sutherland was a Republican who represented West Virginia in both houses of the United States Congress.
10 Facts About Howard Sutherland
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Howard Sutherland lived in Missouri until the age of 25, attending St Louis public schools and Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
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Howard Sutherland was a newspaper editor in Fulton from 1889 to 1890.
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In 1893, Sutherland moved to Elkins, West Virginia where he participated in the mining, railroad and timber businesses.
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Howard Sutherland was a state senator until 1912 when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives.
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Howard Sutherland was reelected in 1914 and served in the House until 1917.
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Howard Sutherland returned to Elkins, West Virginia, where he continued his business interests.
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Howard Sutherland was vice-president of the West Virginia Board of Trade, chairman of the West Virginia Good Roads Commission, and alien property administrator from 1925 to 1933.
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Howard Sutherland was buried in the Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins.
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Sutherland's son Richard K Sutherland was a prominent US Army general during World War II.