Timothy Otis Howe
Born: February 24, 1816
Birthplace: Livermore, Maine
Father: Dr. Timothy Howe 1778 – 1847
(Buried: North Turner Cemetery, North Turner, Maine)
Mother: Betsey Howard 1773 – 1855
(Buried: North Turner Cemetery, North Turner, Maine)
Wife: Linda Ann Haines 1818 – 1881
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Children:
Mary Howe Totten 1844 – 1913
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Frank Howard Howe 1850 – 1897
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
Graduated from Maine Wesleyan Seminary
Occupation before War:
1839 – 1845: Attorney in Readfield, Maine
1845 – 1850: Attorney in Green Bay, Wisconsin
1850 – 1853: Judge of Circuit Court, and Supreme Court of Wisconsin
1853 – 1861: Attorney in Green Bay, Wisconsin
1856: Unsuccessful Republican Candidate for United States Senator
1856: Wisconsin Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1879: United States Senator from Wisconsin
1861 – 1865: Member of Senate Finance Committee
1861 – 1863: Member of Senate Pensions Committee
1865 – 1867: Senate Chairman of Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1865 – 1867: Senate Chairman of the Senate Library
1865: Supporter of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1879: United States Senator from Wisconsin
1865 – 1867: Senate Chairman of Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1865 – 1871: Senate Chairman of the Senate Library
Offered but declined Chief Justice of United States Supreme Court.
1867 – 1869: Member of Senate Appropriations Committee
1868: Voted in support of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.
1869 – 1871: Senate Chairman of Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1870: Supporter of 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
1871 – 1879: Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
1871 – 1873: Member of Senate Library Committee
1873 – 1877: Senate Chairman of Library Committee
1877 – 1879: Member of Senate Finance Committee
1878: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection for United States Senator
1881: United States Commissioner International Monterrey Conference
1881 – 1883: United States Postmaster General, US Postal Department
Died: March 25, 1883
Place of Death: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Cause of Death: Severe Cold
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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