Vernon Edgar Howard

Ed Howard
Ed Howard
Member of the Texas House of Representatives; from the 1st district
	In office; January 14, 1969 – January 14, 1975
Preceded by	Robert Wilton Bass
Succeeded by	Hamp Atkinson
Member of the Texas Senate; from the 1st district
	In office; January 9, 1979 – September 18, 1986
Preceded by	A. M. Aikin Jr.
Succeeded by	Richard M. Anderson
Personal details
Born	April 13, 1937; Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Died	July 2, 1998 (aged 61)
Spouse	Jo Ann Jay
Children	4
Parent(s)	Verna Elisha Howard; Ruth Moryne Jackson

Vernon Edgar Howard is a Texan politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives for District 1 from 1969 to 1975 and the Texas Senate for District 1 from 1979 to 1986. ^[1]

Early years

Howard was born on April 13, 1937, in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Verna Elisha and Ruth Moryne Jackson. He attended Greenville High School and graduated in 1955. He later attended Abilene Christian College and graduated in 1959 with a bachelor's degree.

Politics

He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1975. He served in the Texas Senate from 1979 to 1986. In April 1985, he announced his resignation to become a lobbyist. ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]^[9]

Committees^[10]

Committee Chart
		House			Senate
Year	R.S.	Commmittees	Year	R.S.	Committees
1969	61st	Claims Elections Governmental Affairs and Efficiency Oil, Gas and Mining State Contracting Procedures, Interim Youth	1979	66th	Administration (Vice Chair) Administration Subcommittee: Rules Economic Development State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee: Nominations
1971	62nd	Administration Business and Marketing Affairs Counties Degree Plans Highways and Roads House Rules and Procedures School Districts Urban Affairs	1981	67th	Administration (Vice Chair) Administration Subcommittee: Rules Fees and Grants, Interim Finance (Vice Chair) Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee: Nominations
1973	63rd	Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee: State Parks Human Resources Revenue and Taxation Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee: Exemptions	1983	68th	Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate Subcommittee: Finance Economic Development Finance (Vice Chair) Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee: Nominations
			1985	69th	Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Finance (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Natural Resources Nominations, Special (Chair) Premium Tax Task Force State Affairs

Family life

He married Jo Ann Jay in 1960. He became very successful in the business world with his wife. ^[11] ^[12] They had four children: Eric, Jay, Lee, and Katie. ^[13] ^[14] ^[15]

Death

He died on July 2, 1998, at the age of 61 of throat cancer. He was buried in the Texas State Cemetery at Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA. ^[16] ^[17] He is survived by his wife, children, and ten grandchildren.

References

^ "Legislature Reference Library of Texas". www.lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Senate Resolution" (PDF). September 29, 1986. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Senate Resolution" (PDF). September 30, 1986. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ Graves, Debbie (3 Apr 1986). "Sen. Howard Sets Resignation". Austin-American Statesman.
^ "State Senator Resigns for Post as Lobbyist". Dallas Morning News. 3 Apr 1986.
^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
^ "House Journal" (PDF). April 14, 1969. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Senate Resolution" (PDF). April 13, 1983. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Resolution" (PDF). August 26, 1969. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Resolution" (PDF). 1974. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Senate Resolution" (PDF). April 11, 1979. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Vernon Edgar Howard". www.cemetery.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "In Memory of Ed Howard" (PDF). April 28, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[1] "Legislature Reference Library of Texas". www.lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[2] "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[3] "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[4] "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[5] "Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[6] "Senate Resolution" (PDF). September 29, 1986. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[7] "Senate Resolution" (PDF). September 30, 1986. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[8] Graves, Debbie (3 Apr 1986). "Sen. Howard Sets Resignation". Austin-American Statesman.

[9] "State Senator Resigns for Post as Lobbyist". Dallas Morning News. 3 Apr 1986.

[10] "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-01.

[11] "House Journal" (PDF). April 14, 1969. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[12] "Senate Resolution" (PDF). April 13, 1983. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[13] "Resolution" (PDF). August 26, 1969. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[14] "Resolution" (PDF). 1974. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[15] "Senate Resolution" (PDF). April 11, 1979. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[16] "Vernon Edgar Howard". www.cemetery.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[17] "In Memory of Ed Howard" (PDF). April 28, 1999. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

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