William Jordan Howard (December 31, 1799 – October 2, 1862), served as

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from 1845 to 1846.

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Howard was born in

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and went to

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. He worked as a merchant. His business was destroyed in the Great Fire of April 10, 1845. The conflagration decimated one third of the city. Mayor Howard's administration was dedicated to helping Pittsburgh to rise from her ashes. Howard also served for many years as the President of The Board of Guardians of the Poor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, William J. 1799 births 1863 deaths Mayors of Pittsburgh People educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield People from Wilmington, Delaware Burials at Allegheny Cemetery 19th-century American politicians

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