Thomas Yardley Howe Jr. (1801July 15, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a
U.S. Representative
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from New York from 1851 to 1853.
Early life and education
Born in
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the ...
, Howe completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Auburn.
Business career
Howe was also involved in several businesses, including treasurer and a member of the board of directors for the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad, president of the Lake Ontario, Auburn and New York Railroad, editor of the ''Cayuga New Era'' newspaper, and trustee of the Auburn Savings Bank.
Political career
A
Democrat
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Politics
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, Howe served on the board of inspectors for the
Auburn State Prison
Auburn Correctional Facility is a state prison on State Street in Auburn, New York, United States. It was built on land that was once a Cayuga village. It is classified as a maximum security facility.
History
In 1816, assemblyman John H. Bea ...
from 1834 to 1838. He was elected
Surrogate Judge of
Cayuga County
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and served from March 18, 1836, to April 14, 1840.
Congress
Howe was elected to represent New York's 25th District in the
Thirty-second Congress, and he served from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853. He did not run for reelection.
Later political career
Eschewing a re-election campaign for Congress, he ran instead for Mayor of Auburn. He was elected and served a one-year term, March 1853 to March 1854.
Death
Howe died in Auburn on July 15, 1860, and was buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn. Howe was one of the donors of the land for the cemetery, had been an incorporator of the Fort Hill Cemetery Association, and was secretary of the association's first board of trustees.
Name
His last name is sometimes spelled "How", which is how it appears on his gravestone.
See also
*
List of mayors of Auburn, New York
References
External links
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1801 births
1860 deaths
Politicians from Auburn, New York
New York (state) lawyers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Mayors of places in New York (state)
19th-century New York state court judges
19th-century American lawyers
19th-century New York (state) politicians
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives