Charles Bowen Howry

American politician (1844–1928)

Charles Bowen Howry (May 14, 1844 – July 20, 1928) was a Mississippi attorney and politician. He was a veteran of the Confederate States Army , a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives , United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi and a judge of the Court of Claims .

Early life and military service

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Howry was born on May 14, 1844, in Oxford , Mississippi , the son of James M. Howry and Narcissa (Bowen) Howry. He received his early education in Oxford and began studies at the University of Mississippi , but left college to serve in the American Civil War . Howry joined the Confederate States Army 's 29th Mississippi Infantry Regiment as a private. He later received a commission, and attained the rank of captain . Howry's combat experience included the Battles of Chickamauga , Lookout Mountain , Missionary Ridge , Resaca , New Hope Church , Peachtree Creek , Atlanta , Jonesborough , and Franklin . Howry was wounded at the Battle of Franklin, and remained in the military until the end of the war. After the war, Howry was a longtime member of the United Confederate Veterans . He served in several leadership roles, including commander of the Army of Northern Virginia department with the rank of lieutenant general .

Education and career

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After the war, Howry studied law with Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II , and then returned to the University of Mississippi School of Law , from which he received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1867. Howry was admitted to the bar later that year, and entered private practice in Oxford. He was a trustee of the university from 1882 to 1894,

and in 1896 the university awarded him the honorary degree of LL.D.

In addition to practicing in Oxford, Howry was active in politics as a Democrat , and was elected to a term as prosecuting attorney of Lafayette County , Mississippi in 1869. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1880 to 1884. From 1885 to 1889, Howry was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Howry was a longtime member of the Mississippi Democratic Party's executive committee, and he was a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1891 to 1896. From 1891 to 1892, Howry was a vice president of the American Bar Association . He was a United States Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. , from 1893 to 1897.

Federal judicial service

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Howry's former residence in Washington, D.C.

Howry received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on November 23, 1896, to a Judge seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims ) vacated by Judge Charles C. Nott .

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