William Alanson Howard

William Alanson Howard ( born April 8, 1813 in Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont, † April 10, 1880 in Washington DC ) was an American politician and from 1878 to 1880 the 6th Governor of the Dakota Territory.

Early years and political rise

William Howard attended local schools and then made his home until 1832 an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker in Albion (New York). In the following years he expanded his education. He studied, among others, at Middlebury College in Vermont. After moving to Michigan, he studied law and was admitted as a solicitor in 1842. He then began to practice in his new profession in Detroit.

Between 1849 and 1850, Howard was treasurer in Detroit. Between 1855 and 1861 he represented his former home state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1860 to 1861 he was leader of the Republican of Michigan. In this capacity, he also supported the presidential campaign of Abraham Lincoln. Between 1861 and 1866 Howard was head of the post office from Detroit; 1868 to 1876, he participated as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions relevant. From 1869 to 1878 he was with two railway companies responsible for the management of their lands (Land Commissioner). In 1871 he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Between 1872 and 1876 he was a member of the Republican National Committee.

Territorial Governor

In 1878, William Howard of President Rutherford B. Hayes was appointed as the new governor of the Dakota Territory. During his tenure, until 1887 a sustained wave of immigration began in the territory. The agriculture and industry of the area took a major boom, in spite of interim natural disasters. This development was facilitated by the progressive expansion of railway services. Governor Howard improved health care and also took care of the mentally handicapped. Also, the school system has been improved.

Even before his time as territorial governor Howard had health problems. This worsened since 1879 and in April 1880 he died in Washington. He was the first territorial governor of Dakota, who died in office.

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