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Howe, Volney E

lawyer, journalist, congressman, was born about 1808, in Norridgewock, Maine. He moved to Mississippi; and there distinguished himself as a journalist. He subsequently emigrated to Texas and was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1849 to 1853. He died May 14, 1889, in Santa Monica, Cal.

Howe, William Bell White

bishop, was born March 21, 1823, in Claremont, N. H. He was consecrated assistant bishop of South Carolina in 1871, becoming the sixth bishop of the diocese in December of the same year.

Howe, William Wirt

soldier, lawyer, jurist, author, was born in 1833, in Canandaigua, N. Y. In 1861 he entered the union army and attained the rank of major. In 1865 he began the practice of law in New Orleans; was appointed a judge of the chief criminal court of that city in 1867; and was promoted to the supreme court of Louisiana in 1868. Among his printed works are A Municipal History of New Orleans; and studies in the civil law.

Howell, Andrew

lawyer, state senator, author, was born Dec. 18, 1827, in Covert, N. Y. In 1858 he was elected circuit court commissioner of Lenawee county, Mich., and served three terms. He was elected a member of the state senate in 1865 and in 1867; and was circuit judge during 1882-87. He is the author of Howell's Annotated Statutes of Michigan, and other law works.

Howell, Benjamin F

soldier, banker, congressman, was born January, 1844, in Cumberland county, N. J. He was elected surrogate of Middlesex county, N.

J., and was re-elected in 1887 for a second term. He is president of the People's National bank of New Brunswick. He was elected to the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses as a republican.

Howell, Clark

journalist, state legislator, was born Sept. 21, 1863, in Barnwell district, S. C. He is the managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution, having succeeded Henry W. Grady to that position in 1897. In 1886 he was elected to the Georgia legislature; was re-elected in 1888 and in 1890.

Howell, Edward

congressman. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1832; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1835.

Howell, Elias

congressman, was born in New Jersey. Having taken up his residence in Ohio, he was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1835 to 1837.

Howell, Eugene

legislator, was born in 1860 in San Francisco, Cal. He served with distinction as a member of the eleventh session of the Nevada state legislature; is the state librarian; and in 1896 became secretary of state of Nevada. He has been superintendent of the Bristol Mining company of Nevada; and general superintendent of other Nevada mining companies.

Howell, George Rogers

clergyman, lecturer, author, was born June 15, 1833, in Southampton, N. Y. He published several papers in the Transactions of the Albany Institute, including Linguistic Discussions; The Open Polar Sea; and Heraldry in America.

Howell, James B

lawyer, journalist, United States senator, was born July 4, 1816, near Morristown, N. J. Removing to Keokuk in 1849, he started the Daily Whig, afterwards the Daily Gate City. He took a prominent part in organizing the republican party in Iowa in 1855 and 1856; and was a delegate to the Fremont convention in 1856. He elected to the United States senate to fill a vacancy. He died June 17, 1880, in Keokuk, Iowa. was

Howell, Jason W

educator, lawyer, was born Aug. 29, 1849, near Blountsville, Ind. For thirteen years in succession he was engaged in educational work. In 1879 he was admitted to the bar; and was elected city attorney of Paris, Ill., four times in succession during 1887-95.