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Charles Bowen Howry
Former judge · Court of Claims
Charles Bowen Howry served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Grover Cleveland and confirmed Jan 28, 1897.
- Appointed by
- Grover Cleveland
- Confirmed
- Jan 28, 1897
- Born
- 1844
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsGrover Cleveland · Jan 28, 1897 – Mar 6, 1915
Education
- University of Mississippi Department of LawLL.B., 1867
Career
Confederate Army private and first lieutenant, 1862-1865; Private practice, Oxford, Mississippi, 1867-1874, 1878-1893; State representative, Mississippi, 1880-1884; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1885-1889; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1893-1896; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1915-1928; Chairman, New York City Board of Arbitration, 1916; Special counsel, U.S. Department of Labor, 1918-1919
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