After admission to the state bar in 1880, Howard practised law in Lexington, Georgia. He was elected as the solicitor general of Georgia's northern circuit and served in that capacity from 1884 until 1896 when he successfully ran for the United States House of Representatives. He was re-elected to this office six times (1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906 and 1908) before losing the nomination for the 1910 election.[1]
PresidentHoward Taft appointed Howard to the United States Tariff Board in 1911 and he served in that capacity until 1913. At that time, Howard moved to Augusta, Georgia.
Howard was appointed to appeal Leo Frank's death sentence after Frank was convicted in the murder of Mary Phagan in 1915. Howard cited flaws in the prosecution's case, including discrepancies in testimony and mishandling of the investigation by Atlanta police, to successfully convince Georgia Gov. John M. Slaton to commute Frank's death sentence to life in prison.
Howard died in Augusta, Georgia in 1932 and was buried in Clarke Cemetery in Lexington.
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william, howard, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2013, learn, when, r. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message William Marcellus Howard December 6 1857 July 5 1932 was a noted jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia William Macellus HowardHoward in 1909Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 8th districtIn office March 4 1897 March 3 1911Preceded byThomas G LawsonSucceeded bySamuel J TribblePersonal detailsBorn 1857 12 06 December 6 1857Berwick LouisianaDiedJuly 5 1932 1932 07 05 aged 74 Augusta GeorgiaAlma materMartin InstituteUniversity of GeorgiaLife editHoward was born in Berwick Louisiana and moved to Georgia with his family while in his youth He attended the Martin Institute in Jefferson Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1877 After admission to the state bar in 1880 Howard practised law in Lexington Georgia He was elected as the solicitor general of Georgia s northern circuit and served in that capacity from 1884 until 1896 when he successfully ran for the United States House of Representatives He was re elected to this office six times 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 and 1908 before losing the nomination for the 1910 election 1 During his last few terms in the U S House and for several years after leaving that body Howard served on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 1905 through 1912 and was a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace President Howard Taft appointed Howard to the United States Tariff Board in 1911 and he served in that capacity until 1913 At that time Howard moved to Augusta Georgia Howard was appointed to appeal Leo Frank s death sentence after Frank was convicted in the murder of Mary Phagan in 1915 Howard cited flaws in the prosecution s case including discrepancies in testimony and mishandling of the investigation by Atlanta police to successfully convince Georgia Gov John M Slaton to commute Frank s death sentence to life in prison Howard died in Augusta Georgia in 1932 and was buried in Clarke Cemetery in Lexington References edit Bioguide Search bioguide congress gov Retrieved October 9 2023 United States Congress William M Howard id H000848 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress History of the University of Georgia Thomas Walter Reed Imprint Athens Georgia University of Georgia ca 1949 p 1023 Kirby Bill 2010 May 15 A lawyer you want on your side The Augusta ChronicleU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byThomas G Lawson Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 8th congressional districtMarch 4 1897 March 3 1911 Succeeded bySamuel J Tribble nbsp nbsp This article about a politician from the U S state of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in Georgia U S state is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William M Howard amp oldid 1179522510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
