Perry Wilbon Howard (–1907) was an American blacksmith, and a state legislator in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1872 to 1875; and served on the county board of supervisors. He was born in into slavery in South Carolina, and was brought to Mississippi before the

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. His children became doctors, an attorney, and teachers. Noted lawyer,

Perry Wilbon Howard II Perry Wilbon Howard II (June 14, 1877 – February 1, 1961), also known as Perry Wilbon Howard, Jr., or usually Perry W. Howard, was an American attorney from Mississippi and partner of a prominent law firm in Washington, D.C. He served as the ...

was one of his sons. He was a delegate from Mississippi at the

1924 Republican National Convention The 1924 Republican National Convention was held in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Public Auditorium, from June 10 to 12. Incumbent President Calvin Coolidge was nominated for a full term and went on to win the general election. The convention nomina ...

and

1928 Republican National Convention The 1928 Republican National Convention was held at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, from June 12 to June 15, 1928. Because President Calvin Coolidge had announced unexpectedly he would not run for re-election in 1928, Commerce Sec ...

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1830s births American freedmen Mississippi Republicans African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era American blacksmiths African-American state legislators in Mississippi 1907 deaths 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature {{Mississippi-politician-stub

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