James Henry Howe (December 5, 1827 – January 4, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served one year as United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant. Earlier in his career, he was the 7th Attorney General of Wisconsin and served as a Union Army colonel in the American Civil War. He was Solicitor and General Manager for the Chicago and Northwestern R.R. and later solicitor for the Chicago, St. Paul and Omaha R.R. He was a nephew of U.S. Senator Timothy O. Howe, and was said to be "like a son" to him.
James Henry Howe
Wisconsin Eastern District Court
Born 1827 in Turner, ME
Died 1893 in Boston, MA
FJC ID: 1106
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad, Chicago, IllinoisAttorney · 1875–1892
- Chicago Northwestern Railroad Company, Chicago, Illinois, -Vice president/counsel · 1873
U.S. Army colonel1862–1864- State of WisconsinAttorney general · 1860–1862
- Private practice, Green Bay, Wisconsin1848–1860
- Private practice, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Appointments
1873–1875 · Appointed by Ulysses Grant (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
Education
- Read law1848