Rufus King Howell (1820 – October 4, 1890) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 3, 1865, to January 9, 1877.''Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana'' (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., ''The Louisiana Historical Quarterly'' (1922), p. 120. In 1865, Howell was appointed by Governor

James Madison Wells James Madison Wells (January 7, 1808February 28, 1899) was elected Lieutenant Governor and became the 20th Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. Early life Born near Alexandria, Louisiana, on January 7, 1808, Wells' father was Samuel ...

to the newly constituted post-Civil War court. Although he formally held his seat until January 1877, he did not participate in the last sitting of the court held in that month. The court was thereafter completely replaced by the new Democratic administration which took over the state government at that time. He testified of the enmity felt towards the U.S. Government and Loyalists.

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