Jonas George Howard (May 22, 1825 – October 5, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1885 to 1889.

Early life and career

Born on a farm near

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, Howard attended private school, Indiana Asbury College (now

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), Greencastle, Indiana, and Louisville (Kentucky) Law School. He was graduated from the law department of

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at Bloomington in 1851. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced the practice of law in

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. City attorney of Jeffersonville in 1854, 1865 from 1871 to 1873, and 1877-1879. He served as a member of the city council 1859-1863. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1863-1866.

Congress

Howard was elected as a

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to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888.

Later career and death

He returned to

, where he resumed the practice of law. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in

, October 5, 1911. He was interred in Walnut Ridge Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Jonas George 1825 births 1911 deaths Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni People from Floyd County, Indiana DePauw University alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 19th-century American politicians