Henry Howard (Rhode Island politician)
| Henry Howard | |
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| 32nd Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office May 27, 1873 – May 25, 1875 |
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| Lieutenant | Charles C. Van Zandt |
| Preceded by | Seth Padelford |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lippitt |
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| Born |
April 2, 1826 Cranston, Rhode Island |
| Died | September 22, 1905 (aged 79) Coventry, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery Coventry, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Greene (Harris) Howard |
| Relations | Elisha Harris |
| Children | Jessie Howard Elisha Howard Charles Howard |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Henry Howard (April 2, 1826 – September 22, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 32nd Governor of Rhode Island from 1873 to 1875.
Howard was born in Cranston, Rhode Island to Jesse and Mary Howard. He attended Smithville Seminary and in 1848 he studied law in the office of future Rhode Island Governor William W. Hoppin. In 1851, he was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and began a private law practice.
While serving in the Rhode Island General Assembly, Howard was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention which nominated John C. Fremont as the Republican presidential candidate.
In 1858, Howard abandoned his law practice to open a New York City office for his father-in-law's business. When Elisha Harris died in 1861, Howard returned to Rhode Island to take a larger role in managing the company. When it was incorporated in 1865 as the Harris Manufacturing Company, Howard was named the president. His brother, David, played a role in the incorporation.
Howard remained active in Republican Party politics, serving as an elector in the 1872 presidential election which granted a second term to Ulysses S. Grant. In 1873, Howard was elected to the first of two consecutive terms as Governor of Rhode Island. He declined to seek a third term. In 1876, he served once again a delegate to the National Republican Convention, and in 1878 he was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes as an assistant commissioner to the Paris Exposition.
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