Volney E. Howard
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Volney Erskine Howard (October 22, 1809 - May 14, 1889) was an American lawyer, statesman, and jurist. He represented Texas's District 2 in the U.S. Congress from 1849 to 1853. He was the District Attorney of Los Angeles, California from 1861 to 1870, and a superior court judge beginning in 1879. He served only one term, due to the ill health that also forced him to refuse a potential nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Howard died in Santa Monica, California and is buried at Fort Hill, Los Angeles, California. Howard County, Texas was named in his honor.
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- Column (approx. 2,000 words) on Howard as major-general in charge of state efforts to crush vigilantes' control of San Francisco in 1856
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Volney Erskine Howard from the Handbook of Texas Online
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd congressional district 1849–1853 |
Succeeded by Peter H. Bell |
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