Howe, Alan Turner, 1927-

Allan T. Howe was born in South Cottonwood, Utah, 6 September 1927. He graduated from Granite High School in 1945, received a B.S. degree from the University of Utah in 1952, and was graduated from the University of Utah College of Law in 1954. He was called to serve in the Central Atlantic States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in July 1949. In 1953, he married the former Marlene Dee.

Howe served as City Attorney of South Salt Lake City and Deputy County Attorney of Salt Lake County after his admission to the Utah Bar Association in 1955. From 1959 to 1964, he served as Field Representative and Administrative Aide to Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah and served as Legal Counsel and Administrative Aide to Utah Governor Calvin L. Rampton from 1965-1968. From 1968-1972, Howe served as Executive Director of the Intergovernmental Economic Unit of the Four Corners Regional Development Commission (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico). In addition, he was National President of the Young Democrats in 1961.

Howe was elected to the United States House of Representatives on the Democratic ticket in November 1974 and served in the 94th Congress as Congressman from the Second Congressional District of Utah. He was appointed to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation. On February 6, 1976 he announced his intention to run for a second term.

Howe was nominated for his second term by the Utah Democratic Convention on July 12, 1976. The Democratic Party ultimately withdrew its support after Howe's arrest in Salt Lake City. He was convicted on a morals charge in Salt Lake City Court on July 23, 1976 and in Third District Court on August 24, 1976. Howe was unsuccessful in his bid for re-election, losing to Republican Dan Marriott.

From the guide to the Allan Turner Howe papers, 1975-1976, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)