Jonathan Howes

Jonathan Howes
Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
In office
1992–1997
GovernorJim Hunt
Preceded byWilliam W. Cobey, Jr.
Succeeded byWayne McDevitt
Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
In office
1987–1991
Preceded byJames Wallace
Succeeded byKen Broun
Personal details
BornApril 11, 1937
Knoxville, Tennessee
DiedMay 31, 2015
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Howes
ChildrenThree
ResidenceChapel Hill, North Carolina
Alma materWittenberg University (B.A.)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Harvard University
ProfessionPolitician

Jonathan Howes (April 11, 1937 – May 31, 2015) was an American politician and urban planner. He served as the director of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1970 until 1993.[1] Howes began his political career as an elected member of the Chapel Hill Town Council from 1975 to 1987. He was then elected Mayor of Chapel Hill for two consecutive terms from 1987 to 1991.[2] In 1991, North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt appointed Howes as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a state cabinet position he held from 1992 to 1997.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Albers, Sarah M. (June 1, 2015). "Former Chapel Hill Mayor Jonathan Howes dies at 78". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Howes 2013" (PDF). Chapel Hill Historical Society. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Jansen, Katie (June 1, 2015). "Pivotal planner, former mayor dies at 78". The Herald-Sun. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Nielsen, Claire (June 4, 2015). "Former mayor Jonathan Howes dies at 78". Daily Tar Heel. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.