William Wirt Howe

William Wirt Howe (November 24, 1833 – March 17, 1909) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from November 1, 1868, to December 3, 1872.[1][2]

Born in Canandaigua, New York,[1][3] Howe graduated from Hamilton College and served as in the United States Army during the American Civil War,[3] achieving the rank of major.[1] He served for one year as president of the American Bar Association, and published a treatise, Studies in Civil Law.[3] He was a judge of the Criminal District Court in 1868, which he resigned to become associate justice. He served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1905 to 1909.[3]

He died in New Orleans at the age of 75.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "William Wirt Howe". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 121.
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