William J. Howard

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William J. Howard
13th Mayor of Pittsburgh
In office 1845–1846
Preceded by	Alexander Hay
Succeeded by	William Kerr
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Born	(1799-12-31)December 31, 1799 Wilmington, Delaware
Died	October 2, 1862(1862-10-02) (aged 62)

William Jordan Howard (December 31, 1799 – October 2, 1862), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1845 to 1846.

Howard was born in Wilmington, Delaware and went to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield. 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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Preceded by Alexander Hay	Mayor of Pittsburgh 1845–1846	Succeeded by William Kerr

v t e Mayors of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since the 1816 City Charter

Denny Darragh Snowden Murray M. Lowrie Murray Pettigrew McClintock Little Irwin Thomson Hay Howard Kerr Adams J. Herron Barker J. Guthrie Riddle Volz Bingham Weaver Wilson Sawyer J. Lowry McCarthy Blackmore Brush Blackmore McCarthy Liddell Lyon Fulton McCallin Gourley McKenna Ford Diehl A. Brown J. Brown Hayes G. Guthrie Magee Armstrong Babcock Magee Kline J.S. Herron McNair Scully Lawrence Gallagher Barr Flaherty Caliguiri Masloff Murphy O'Connor Ravenstahl Peduto

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Name	Howard, William J.
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Short description	American mayor
Date of birth	December 31, 1799
Place of birth
Date of death	1863
Place of death

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William J. Howard

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