Howard Mason Gore
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.[2] Gore served as president of the West Virginia Livestock Association from 1912 until 1916.On November 22, 1924, Gore served briefly as the secretary of agriculture following the death of his predecessor, Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866–1924).He assumed the governorship at the end of the partial first term of President Calvin Coolidge on March 4, 1925.