James Henry Howe

James Henry Howe

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

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Education

Law

Read law, 1848

Personal

Birthplace

Maine

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James Henry Howe (1827-1893) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on December 9, 1873. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1873, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 1, 1875. Howe was succeeded in this position by Charles Dyer.

Early life and education

• Read law, 1848

Professional career

• Private practice, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1848-1860
• State attorney general, Wisconsin, 1860-1862
• U.S. Army Colonel, 1862-1864
• Private practice, Kenosha, Wisconsin,
• Vice president and counsel, Chicago Northwestern Railroad Company, Chicago, Illinois, -1873
• Private practice, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, Chicago, Illinois, 1875-1892

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Wisconsin

Howe was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on December 9, 1873. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1873, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 1, 1875. Howe was succeeded in this position by Charles Dyer.

External links

• Brief biography from the Wisconsin Historical Society.
• Judge Howe's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Andrew Galbraith Miller	Eastern District of Wisconsin 1873–1875 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Charles Dyer