William Howard (congressman)
- William Howard (congressman)
William Howard (December 31, 1817 – June 1, 1891) was a United States Army soldier, lawyer, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Jefferson County, Virginia, Howard attended the common schools and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and subsequently established a law practice.
He later moved to Batavia, Ohio, and served as a prosecuting attorney from 1845–49. He served in the war with Mexico and was made second lieutenant of Company C, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Following the war, he served as member of the State senate 1850-1852.
Howard was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861). He was not a candidate for re-election.
He enrolled in the army following the outbreak of the Civil War and was commissioned as the major of the Fifty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on August 11, 1861. He served until February 24, 1863, when he resigned his commission and returned home, where he resumed the practice of law.
Howard practiced law until his death in Batavia on June 1, 1891. He was interred in Union Cemetery.
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