Francis Singleton Howell (1863 – June 28, 1937)
["Tributes Are Paid To Judge's Memory", ''Lincoln Journal Star'' (October 4, 1937), p. 2.]["F. S. Howell, Attorney, Is Dead At 73", ''The Omaha Evening Bee-News'' (June 28, 1937), p. 1.] was a justice of the
Nebraska Supreme Court from 1927 to 1929.
Early life, education, and career
Born on a plantation in
Milton County, Georgia (later part of
Fulton County), Howell attended school in
Atlanta, and
Emory University,
and
read law
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in
Loup City, Nebraska to gain
admission to the bar
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.
He practiced law in various cities in the state between 1884 and 1909,
moving to
Omaha, Nebraska, in 1900.
United States Attorney
In January 1910, President
William Howard Taft appointed Howell
United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska, The appointment was confirmed, and Howell was formally sworn into office on February 10, 1910. Howell served from 1910 to 1915.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Howell was appointed to the state supreme court on December 29, 1927, to fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge
George A. Day. Howell ran for reelection to the seat, but was defeated by
L. B. Day
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,
["Official Canvass of Non-Political Ballot", ''The Custer County Chief'' (November 29, 1928), p. 1.] resulting in Howell's retirement from the court in 1929.
Personal life and death
Howell had a son who died in
World War I.
Howell died at his home in Omaha from heart disease, at the age of 73,
and was honored with a memorial service by the state bar.
References
1863 births
1937 deaths
People from Fulton County, Georgia
Emory University alumni
U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
United States Attorneys
Justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court
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