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==Political ascension==

==Political ascension==

In 1844, Howe was elected to the lower body of the Maine legislature, where he met another future Maine U.S. senator, William P. Fessenden. However, health problems and limited opportunities led him to move from Maine to Green Bay, Wisconsin (then a territory), where he would reside for his life.<ref name=pp90-91>''Timothy O. Howe, Stalwart Republican'', pp. 90-91.</ref> Establishing a sound reputation as a lawyer, his increasing prominence led to receiving the Whig Party nomination for Congress in 1848 when Wisconsin was admitted into the Union.

In 1844, Howe was elected to the lower body of the Maine legislature, where he met another future Maine U.S. senator, William P. Fessenden. However, health problems and limited opportunities led him to move from Maine to Green Bay, Wisconsin (then a territory), where he would reside for his life.<ref name=pp90-91>''Timothy O. Howe, Stalwart Republican'', pp. 90–91.</ref> Establishing a sound reputation as a lawyer, his increasing prominence led to receiving the Whig Party nomination for Congress in 1848 when Wisconsin was admitted into the Union.

===Temporary setbacks, 1848–49===

===Temporary setbacks, 1848–49===