HOWE, HARLAND BRADLEY, son of Worcester C. and Rosaline (BRADLEY)
HOWE, was born in St. Johnsbury, February 19th, 1873. He was born and until
he was thirteen years of age lived on the Abner BRADLEY farm, the homestead
of his grandfather BRADLEY, near St. Johnsbury Center. In 1886 his father,
who was a harness-maker by trade, moved from the farm to Lyndonville. Harland
attended the graded school of Lyndonville and graduated from the commercial
course of Lyndon institute under Principal Walter E. RANGER. Soon after
he sustained an attack of fever, which left him in somewhat impaired health.
Unable to follow the trade of harness-making, which he had learned, in
accordance with his mother's wishes, he began reading law with George W.
COHOON, Esq., of Lyndonville. He entered the law department of the University
of Michigan in October, 1891, and remained one year. His funds being exhausted
he made an engagement with Hon. Henry C. IDE as an assistant in his law
office, where he opened a collection agency and obtained the means which
enabled him to return to the university, in October, 1893, where he completed
his legal studies and graduated in June, 1894, receiving the degree of
LL. B. His legal education was obtained by his own unaided efforts. He
was admitted to the Vermont bar in October, 1894, and began practice the
following November in St. Johnsbury. He soon gained a reputation as a skilful
and aggressive trial lawyer and his clientage has steadily increased.
He is a Democrat in politics. He married in 1900 Miss Maybelle Jane
KELSEY of St. Johnsbury. They have one daughter, Josephine Elizabeth.
Source:
Successful Vermonters, William H. Jeffrey, E. Burke, Vermont, The
Historical Publishing Company, 1904, page 54.
Prepared
by Tom Dunn January 2003
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