William S. Howard
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William S. Howard | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Leonidas F. Livingston |
| Succeeded by | William D. Upshaw |
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| Born | June 29, 1875 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Resting place | Decatur Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
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.[citation needed]
Born in
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
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,
Lieutenant governor of Georgia
from 1991 to 1999.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "William S. Howard (id: H000849)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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