Charles Bowen Howry (May 14, 1844 – July 20, 1928) was a Mississippi attorney and politician. He was a veteran of the Confederate States Army, a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi and a judge of the Court of Claims.
Charles Bowen Howry
Born 1844 in Oxford, MS
Died 1928 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 3247
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1915–1928
U.S. Department of LaborSpecial counsel · 1918–1919- New York City Board of ArbitrationChairman · 1916
U.S. Department of JusticeAssistant attorney general · 1893–1896- Private practice, Oxford, Mississippi1867–1874, 1878–1893
- U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi1885–1889
State representative · 1880–1884- Confederate Army private and first lieutenant1862–1865
Appointments
- Court of Claims1897–1915 · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)Term ended: Resignation
Education
- University of Mississippi Department of LawLL.B. · 1867