Albert Richards Howe (January 1, 1840 – June 1, 1884) was an American businessman, Civil War veteran and politician. He represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for one term from 1873 to 1875.
Albert R. Howe | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph L. Morphis |
| Succeeded by | Guilford Wiley Wells |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1872 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Richards Howe January 1, 1840 Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | June 1, 1884 (aged 44) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Resting place | Brookfield Cemetery Brookfield, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Parent(s) | Francis Howe Maria A. Richards Howe |
| Occupation | Businessman Politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861-1865 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Early life
editHowe was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, the son of Francis Howe and Maria A. (Richards) Howe.[1] He pursued classical studies.[2]
Civil War
editIn 1861, he enlisted as a private in the Union Army and served in the Forty-seventh Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. During the Civil War, he served in Virginia under General Grant until Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Virginia. After Lee's surrender, he served under General Weitzel in Texas until his discharged on November 30, 1865.[3] By the time of his discharge, he had been promoted to major.[4]
After his military service, he moved to Como, Mississippi and became involved in cotton planting.
Political career
editHe became involved in politics and was a member of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention in 1868. He also served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868.[5] In 1869 he was appointed treasurer of Panola County, Mississippi.[6]
State legislature
editFrom 1870 to 1872 he was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[7]
Congress
editHowe was elected as a Republican candidate to the Forty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875.[8] In Congress, he served on the Committee on Claims.[9] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.
Later career and death
editAfter leaving Congress, he moved to Chicago, Illinois and worked in the brokerage business. He died in Chicago on June 1, 1884,[10] and is interred in Brookfield Cemetery in Brookfield, Massachusetts.
Family life
editHowe's father, Francis Howe, was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.[11]
References
edit- ^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1889). History of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J.W. Lewis & Company. p. 538.
- ^ Poore, Benjamin Perley (1878). The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878. Houghton, Osgood. p. 456.
- ^ Barnes, William Horatio (1874). The American Government ...: Biographies of members of the House of representatives of the Forty-third Congress. W.H. & O.H. Morrison. p. 323.
- ^ United States. Congress (1874). Official Congressional Directory. United States. Congress. p. 34.
- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1914). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits. American Publishers' Association. p. 232.
- ^ United States. Congress (1875). Official Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 34.
- ^ Poore, Benjamin Perley (1878). The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878. Houghton, Osgood. p. 456.
- ^ Lynch, John Roy (2008). Reminiscences of an Active Life: The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 103. ISBN 9781604731149.
- ^ United States. Congress (1874). Official Congressional Directory. United States. Congress. p. 34.
- ^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1889). History of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J.W. Lewis & Company. p. 538.
- ^ Barnes, William Horatio (1874). The American Government ...: Biographies of members of the House of representatives of the Forty-third Congress. W.H. & O.H. Morrison. p. 323.
External links
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- United States Congress. "Albert R. Howe (id: H000850)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "Albert R. Howe". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.