Maurice B. Rowe III

Maurice B. Rowe III
1st & 3rd Virginia Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982
GovernorJohn N. Dalton
Preceded byEarl J. Shiflet
Succeeded byBetty Jane Diener
In office
July 1, 1972 – January 12, 1974
GovernorLinwood Holton
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byEarl J. Shiflet
2nd Virginia Secretary of Administration
In office
January 12, 1974 – January 14, 1978
GovernorMills Godwin
Preceded byT. Edward Temple
Succeeded byCharles Walker
Personal details
Born
Maurice Broaddus Rowe III

(1922-10-04)October 4, 1922
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 2014(2014-11-26) (aged 92)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeWesthampton Memorial Park
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse
Joyce McKissick
(m. 1952)
RelationsMaurice B. Rowe (grandfather)
Absalom P. Rowe (great-grandfather)
Children2
Alma materVirginia Tech (BS)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1943–1946
Battles/warsWorld War II

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