Lawrence was a banker and a business partner and executive secretary to Governor of Michigan , Fred W. Green . He was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1929-37 . He also served as State Treasurer of Michigan , 1931 – 32 and was defeated in 1932 for re-election . He was a delegate ( alternate ) from Michigan to the 1936 Republican National Convention which nominated Alf Landon for U.S. President , and the 1940 convention which nominated Wendell Willkie , both of whom lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936 Republican National Convention
1936 Republican National Convention
Howard C. Lawrence