Frederic C. Howe
Frederic C. Howe | |
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| Ohio state senate | |
| In office 1903–1907 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederic Clemson Howe November 21, 1867 |
| Died | August 3, 1940 (aged 72) |
| Party | Republican (until 1903) Democrat (after 1903) |
| Spouse | Marie Jenney Howe |
| Alma mater | New York Law School Johns Hopkins University Allegheny College |
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Frederic Clemson Howe (November 21, 1867 – August 3, 1940) was a progressive era reform politician and author who served one term as a member of the Ohio Senate (1903–1907) before becoming managing director of the People's Institute in New York City in 1910 and Commissioner of Immigration of the Port of New York in 1914. He was also founder and president of the League of Small and Subject Nationalities.
The author of 17 books in his lifetime, Howe is recognized as the originator of the well-known phrase "big business" in 1905.