Howard Mason Gore

Howard Gore
17th Governor of West Virginia
In office
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1929
Preceded byEphraim F. Morgan
Succeeded byWilliam G. Conley
8th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
November 22, 1924 – March 4, 1925
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byHenry Cantwell Wallace
Succeeded byWilliam Marion Jardine
Personal details
Born(1877-10-12)October 12, 1877
Harrison County, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 1947(1947-06-20) (aged 69)
Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Roxie Gore
(m. 1906; died 1928)
EducationWest Virginia University, Morgantown (BA)

Howard Mason Gore (October 12, 1877 – June 20, 1947) was an American politician. He served as the 8th secretary of agriculture from 1924 to 1925 during the administration of President Calvin Coolidge. He served as the 17th governor of West Virginia from 1925 to 1929.