Thomas Y. Howe Jr.

Thomas Yardley Howe Jr. (1801 – July 15, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1851 to 1853.

Thomas Y. Howe Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Harmon S. Conger
Succeeded by	Edwin B. Morgan
Personal details
Born	Thomas Yardley Howe Jr. 1801 (1801) Auburn, New York, U.S.
Died	July 15, 1860(1860-07-15) (aged 58–59) Auburn, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Early life and education

Born in Auburn, New York, Howe completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Auburn.^[1]

Business career

Howe was also involved in several businesses, including treasurer and a member of the board of directors for the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad,^[2] president of the Lake Ontario, Auburn and New York Railroad,^[3] editor of the Cayuga New Era newspaper,^[4] and trustee of the Auburn Savings Bank.^[5]

Political career

A Democrat, Howe served on the board of inspectors for the Auburn State Prison from 1834 to 1838.^[6] He was elected Surrogate Judge of Cayuga County and served from March 18, 1836, to April 14, 1840.^[7]

Congress

Howe was elected to represent New York's 25th District in the Thirty-second Congress, and he served from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853.^[8] He did not run for reelection.

Later political career

Eschewing a re-election campaign for Congress, he ran instead for Mayor of Auburn. He was elected and served a one-year term, March 1853 to March 1854.^[9]

Death

Howe died in Auburn on July 15, 1860,^[10] and was buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.^[11] Howe was one of the donors of the land for the cemetery, had been an incorporator of the Fort Hill Cemetery Association, and was secretary of the association's first board of trustees.^[12][13]

Name

His last name is sometimes spelled "How", which is how it appears on his gravestone.^[14]

References

1. Hayward, John; et al. (1834). The New-England and New-York law-register, for the year 1835. Boston: John Hayward. p. 210.
   - "Professional Cards". The American Law Journal. 1. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Hamersly & Co.: 240 1849. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
2. Annual Report on the Railroads of the State of New York. New York State State Engineer and Surveyor. 1849. p. 27.
3. The American Phrenological Journal and Repository of Science. New York: Flowers and Wells. November 1854. p. 114.
4. Monroe, Joel Henry (1913). Historical Records of a Hundred and Twenty Years, Auburn, N. Y. Geneva, New York: W. F. Humphrey. p. 121.
5. Stevens, Frederic Bliss (1915). History of the Savings Banks Association of the State of New York: 1892-1914. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. p. 570.
6. New York State Assembly (1836). Journal of the Assembly of the State of New York. Albany: E. Croswell. p. 234.
7. Added Hall, Henry (1869). The History of Auburn. Auburn, New York: Dennis Bro's & Co. p. 519.
8. Hall, Henry (1869). The History of Auburn. Auburn, New York: Dennis Bro's & Co. p. 528.
9. Hall, Henry (1869). The History of Auburn. Auburn, New York: Dennis Bro's & Co. p. 509.
10. "Death notice, Thomas Y. Howe Jr" (PDF). Albany Atlas and Argus. July 18, 1860.
11. Rosell, Lydia J. (2001). Auburn's Fort Hill Cemetery. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 34. ISBN 0-7385-0957-4.
12. Fort Hill Cemetery Association (1853). Handbook of the Fort Hill Cemetery. Auburn, New York: W. J. Moses. p. 62.
13. Monroe, Joel Henry (1913). Historical Records of a Hundred and Twenty Years, Auburn, New York. Geneva, New York: W. F. Humphrey. p. 187.
14. Thomas Y. Howe Jr. at Find a Grave

External links

• United States Congress. "Thomas Y. Howe Jr. (id: H000855)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Harmon S. Conger	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th congressional district 1851–1853	Succeeded by Edwin B. Morgan