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Thomas Yardley How
Birth: 1801
Death: 7-15-1860
Alternate Surname: Howe
RelationshipsSpouse
How, Sarah Sr. ()
Biography
Thomas Howe was from Auburn N.Y. and was greatly involved in the town. He was a lawyer, a newspaper editor, and involved in the railroad industry. He was the inspector of Auburn Prison for four years (1834-1838). He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). He later served as the mayor of Auburn, N.Y. starting in 1853. He died in Auburn, N.Y., July 15, 1860.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 18, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 30, 1850
Letter from Sarah Hulbert How to Frances Miller Seward, 1852
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah D. Hance, August 13, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward, to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1831
Citations
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Biography: Thomas Howe was from Auburn N.Y. and was greatly involved in the town. He was a lawyer, a newspaper editor, and involved in the railroad industry. He was the inspector of Auburn Prison for four years (1834-1838). He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). He later served as the mayor of Auburn, N.Y. starting in 1853. He died in Auburn, N.Y., July 15, 1860.Citation Notes: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howarth-howe.html
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000855Website Viewing Date: Monday, April 17, 2017 - 11:00Website Last Modified Date: Friday, June 27, 2014 - 11:00Citation Notes: Although his official biography lists his birth date as 1801, the Auburn census for 1850 lists his age as "40" and his birth date as circa 1810, so he may have been born after 1801. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=11361754 Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Auburn Ward 3, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_482; Page: 271A; Image: 129 Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Notes: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000855
Spouse
How, Sarah Sr. ()
Biography
Thomas Howe was from Auburn N.Y. and was greatly involved in the town. He was a lawyer, a newspaper editor, and involved in the railroad industry. He was the inspector of Auburn Prison for four years (1834-1838). He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). He later served as the mayor of Auburn, N.Y. starting in 1853. He died in Auburn, N.Y., July 15, 1860.
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 18, 1851
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 30, 1850
Letter from Sarah Hulbert How to Frances Miller Seward, 1852
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah D. Hance, August 13, 1860
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward, to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1832
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 21, 1829
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 18, 1831
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
Thomas Howe was from Auburn N.Y. and was greatly involved in the town. He was a lawyer, a newspaper editor, and involved in the railroad industry. He was the inspector of Auburn Prison for four years (1834-1838). He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853). He later served as the mayor of Auburn, N.Y. starting in 1853. He died in Auburn, N.Y., July 15, 1860.
Citation Notes:
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howarth-howe.html
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type:
Website
Citation URL:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000855
Website Viewing Date:
Monday, April 17, 2017 - 11:00
Website Last Modified Date:
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 11:00
Citation Notes:
Although his official biography lists his birth date as 1801, the Auburn census for 1850 lists his age as "40" and his birth date as circa 1810, so he may have been born after 1801. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=11361754 Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Auburn Ward 3, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_482; Page: 271A; Image: 129 Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Notes:
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000855