About Howell Lancaster
Lived 1911 – 1972 (aged 60). Howell Lancaster was an American politician.
Life and career Lancaster was born in Eugene, Florida, the son of Raleigh and Lollie Lancaster. He attended and graduated from the University of Florida. After graduating, he worked as a farmer.
Lancaster served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1949 to 1966 and again from 1968 to 1972. During his service in the House, in the 1950s, he served as leader of the Pork Chop Gang, a group of legislators from rural areas that dominated the state legislature due to malapportionment and used their power to engage in McCarthyist tactics.
Death Lancaster died on January 5, 1972, of an apparent heart attack while on a hunting trip in Columbia County, Florida, at the age of 60.
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Who was Howell Lancaster?
American politician
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Howell Lancaster was born on 31 July 1911 in Eugene, Florida.
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Howell Lancaster died on 5 January 1972.
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Howell Lancaster was a politician.
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Howell Lancaster was American.
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