Isaac B. Howe | |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1857–1858 | |
| RoadMaster/Engineer of the Vermont Central & Canada Railroad. | |
| In office 1856–1858 | |
| Superintendent of the Iowa Division of the Chicago & North Western Railroad | |
| In office 1864–1870 | |
| Chief Engineer of the C&NW railroad; Superintendent of the Iowa Midland railroad; Superintendent of the Iowa Division of the Chicago & North Western Railroad | |
| In office 1870–1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 27, 1827 Norwich, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1880 (aged 52) Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Hannah Rebecca Gould |
| Children | Mary White, Oda Nichols, Margaret Howe, George Alonzo Howe |
| Occupation | Civil Engineer |
Isaac Bridgman Howe (June 27, 1827 – April 23, 1880) was the original Superintendent of the Iowa Division of the Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad when it was created in 1864 by the Great Consolidation of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad with the Chicago Iowa & Nebraska and Cedar Rapids & Missouri River railroads in Clinton Iowa.[1] In 1867, Howe's Iowa Division completed the road from the Mississippi bridge at Clinton to the Omaha steam ferry at Council Bluffs Iowa.[2] This connection from Chicago to Council Bluffs without transfer, was the first such connection with the Union Pacific's First Transcontinental Railroad construction west from Omaha.[3]