Perry Wilbon Howard (1835–1907) was a blacksmith and a state legislator in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1872 to 1875 and also served on the county board of supervisors. He was born into slavery in South Carolina and was brought to Mississippi before the

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. His children became doctors, an attorney, and teachers.Freedom's Lawmakers by

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Perry Wilbon Howard II Perry Wilbon Howard II (June 14, 1877 – February 1, 1961), also known as Perry Wilbon Howard, Jr., or usually Perry W. Howard, was an American attorney from Mississippi and partner of a prominent law firm in Washington, D.C. He served as the ...

was one of his sons.

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1835 births American freedmen 19th-century American politicians Mississippi Republicans African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era American blacksmiths African-American state legislators in Mississippi 1907 deaths {{Mississippi-politician-stub

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