Guy Victor Howard (November 28, 1879August 20, 1954) was an American

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Early life

Guy Victor Howard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1879. He attended public schools, Minneapolis School of Business, and

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Howard served as a clerk in the post office in the

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from 1897 to 1901. He worked in the insurance business in Minneapolis in 1901, and was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1916.

United States Senate

Howard was elected on November 3, 1936, to the

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from

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as a

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. He was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas D. Schall and served from November 4, 1936, to January 3, 1937, in the

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. He did not seek election for the full term beginning in 1937.

Later life

After the Senate, Howard returned to the insurance business and died in Minneapolis on August 20, 1954. He was interred in

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