William S. Howard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William S. Howard

American politician

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1875

Place of Birth: Kirkwood, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1953

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About William S. Howard

  • William Schley Howard (June 29, 1875 – August 1, 1953) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Georgia, and cousin of U.S.
  • Senator Augustus O.
  • Bacon.Born in Kirkwood, Georgia, of entirely English descent, Howard attended Neel's Academy.
  • At the age of thirteen he began working at the Georgia House of Representatives, first as a page, in 1888 and 1889, then as Calendar clerk in 1890 and 1891.
  • Howard served as private secretary to United States Senator Patrick Walsh of Georgia from August 8, 1894, to February 18, 1895.
  • He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1897, establishing a practice in Wrightsville, Georgia.
  • Howard, enlisted in the Third Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, on July 2, 1898, and served as sergeant during the Spanish–American War.
  • After the war, he returned to DeKalb County and resumed his law practice.
  • Howard ran for public office, and was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, where he had once worked as a page.
  • He served from 1900 until 1901.
  • From 1905 through 1911, Howard served as solicitor general of the Stone Mountain judicial circuit. Howard was elected as a Democrat to the 62nd United States Congress, and re-elected to three succeeding Congressional terms (March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919).
  • He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1918 for nomination for the United States Senate.
  • He resumed the practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia, until his death there on August 1, 1953.
  • He is interred in Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Georgia, alongside his wife, Lucia DuVinage Howard (September 27, 1885 - September 9, 1962). His grandson, Pierre Howard, served as Lieutenant governor of Georgia from 1991–1999.

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