About William Wirt Howe
Lived 1833 – 1909 (aged 75). William Wirt Howe was an American jurist, writer and lawyer.
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.
Born in Canandaigua, New York, Howe graduated from Hamilton College and served as in the United States Army during the American Civil War, and published a treatise, Studies in Civil Law. 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.
He died in New Orleans at the age of 75.
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William Wirt Howe was born on 24 November 1833 in Canandaigua.
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William Wirt Howe died on 17 March 1909 in New Orleans.
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