Perry Wilbon Howard

Perry Wilbon Howard, Jr. (14 June 1877 - 1961) was an African American politician and longtime Republican National Committee member. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Died |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872153,00.html |quote=Perry Wilbon Howard, 83, crafty Negro politician and longtime Republican National Committeeman from Mississippi, who was the absentee ruler of the long-dormant state organization for more than 30 years while he ran a law firm in Washington, D.C.. and whose "Black and Tan" faction was ousted last year when a "Lily White" Republican delegation was seated at the Republican National Convention; of a heart attack; in Washington. |work=Time (magazine) |date=February 10, 1961 |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]

Biography

He was born in Ebenezer, Mississippi, USA in 1877 as the first son of the former slaves Sallie and Perry Wilbon Howard, Sr. As a child, Howard and his family farmed their own land and placed the highest priorities and expectations on education. Sallie and Perry sent all seven of their sons to college. Perry, Jr. graduated with his degree at Rust College and later studied mathematics at Fisk University and law at Illinois College in Chicago. By 1905, Howard was a member of the state bar of Mississippi and for the next fifteen years practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi. [cite web |url=http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/howard-perry-wilbon-1877-1961 |title=Howard, Perry Wilbon (1877-1961) |accessdate=2008-08-03 |quote=Howard was born in Ebenezer, Mississippi in 1877 as the first son to former slaves Sallie and Perry Wilbon Howard, Sr. As a child, Howard and his family farmed their own land and placed the highest priorities and expectations on education. The Howard family sent all seven of their sons to college at various institutions. Perry, Jr. graduated with his degree at Rust College and later studied mathematics at Fisk University and law at Illinois College in Chicago. By 1905, Howard had been admitted to the state bar of Mississippi and for the next fifteen years began his practice as a young attorney from an office in Jackson that soon became the center of black business and professional life in Mississippi’s capital. |publisher=Black Past ]

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