Albert Richards Howe (January 1, 1840June 1, 1884) was an

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businessman,

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veteran and politician. He represented Mississippi in the

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and served in the

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for one term from 1873 to 1875.

Early life

Howe was born in

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, the son of Francis Howe and Maria A. (Richards) Howe. He pursued classical studies.

Civil War

In 1861, he enlisted as a

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in the Union Army and served in the Forty-seventh Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. During the

, he served in

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under General Grant until Robert E. Lee's surrender at

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. After Lee's surrender, he served under General Weitzel in

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until his

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on November 30, 1865. By the time of his discharge, he had been promoted to

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. After his military service, he moved to

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and became involved in cotton planting.

Political career

He became involved in politics and was a member of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention in 1868. He also served as a delegate to the

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in 1868. In 1869 he was appointed treasurer of

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State legislature

From 1870 to 1872 he was a member of the

Congress

Howe was elected as a Republican candidate to the Forty-third Congress, serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875. In Congress, he served on the Committee on Claims. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

Later career and death

After leaving Congress, he moved to

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and worked in the brokerage business. He died in Chicago on June 1, 1884, and is interred in Brookfield Cemetery in Brookfield, Massachusetts.

Family life

Howe's father, Francis Howe, was a member of the

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and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Albert Richards 1840 births 1884 deaths People from Brookfield, Massachusetts Union army officers People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War Union army soldiers People from Como, Mississippi Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Politicians from Chicago Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi Military personnel from Illinois 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature