Maurice B. Rowe III

Maurice B. Rowe III
Maurice B. Rowe III
1st & 3rd Virginia Secretary of Commerce
	In office; January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982
Governor	John N. Dalton
Preceded by	Earl J. Shiflet
Succeeded by	Betty Jane Diener
	In office; July 1, 1972 – January 12, 1974
Governor	Linwood Holton
Preceded by	None (position created)
Succeeded by	Earl J. Shiflet
2nd Virginia Secretary of Administration
	In office; January 12, 1974 – January 14, 1978
Governor	Mills Godwin
Preceded by	T. Edward Temple
Succeeded by	Charles Walker
Personal details
Born	Maurice Broaddus Rowe III; October 4, 1922; Fredericksburg, Virginia
Died	November 26, 2014 (aged 92); Richmond, Virginia
Spouse	Joyce McKissick
Alma mater	Virginia Tech (B.S.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1946
Battles/wars	World War II

Maurice Broaddus Rowe III (October 4, 1922 – November 26, 2014) was an American civil servant who served in multiple capacities at the top of Virginia's state government. In 1972, Govenror Linwood Holton appointed him the Commonwealth's first Secretary of Commerce and Resources after he had served the previous seven years as state Agriculture Commissioner.

Rowe graduated from Virginia Tech in 1948 with a degree in agricultural education following a hiatus from school during which he served in World War II.^[1]