Francis S. Howell
Francis Singleton Howell (1863 – June 28, 1937)[1][2] was a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court from 1927 to 1929.
Early life, education, and career[edit]
Born on a plantation in Milton County, Georgia (later part of Fulton County), Howell attended school in Atlanta, and Emory University,[2] and read law in Loup City, Nebraska to gain admission to the bar.[1]
He practiced law in various cities in the state between 1884 and 1909,[1] moving to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1900.[2]
United States Attorney[edit]
In January 1910, President William Howard Taft appointed Howell United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska,[3] The appointment was confirmed, and Howell was formally sworn into office on February 10, 1910.[4] Howell served from 1910 to 1915.[1][2]
Nebraska Supreme Court[edit]
Howell was appointed to the state supreme court on December 29, 1927, to fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge George A. Day. Howell ran for reelection to the seat, but was defeated by L. B. Day,[5] resulting in Howell's retirement from the court in 1929.
Personal life and death[edit]
Howell had a son who died in World War I.[1] Howell died at his home in Omaha from heart disease, at the age of 73,[2] and was honored with a memorial service by the state bar.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Tributes Are Paid To Judge's Memory", Lincoln Journal Star (October 4, 1937), p. 2.
- ^ a b c d e "F. S. Howell, Attorney, Is Dead At 73", The Omaha Evening Bee-News (June 28, 1937), p. 1.
- ^ "For Nebraska U.S. Attorney", The Beatrice Daily Express (January 24, 1910), p. 1.
- ^ "Howell Formally Inducted Into U.S. Attorneyship", Omaha Daily Bee (February 11, 1910), p. 5.
- ^ "Official Canvass of Non-Political Ballot", The Custer County Chief (November 29, 1928), p. 1.
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