# William Wirt Howe

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**William Wirt Howe** (November 24, 1833 – March 17, 1909) was a justice of the [Louisiana Supreme Court](/source/Louisiana_Supreme_Court) from November 1, 1868, to December 3, 1872.[1][2]

Born in [Canandaigua, New York](/source/Canandaigua,_New_York),[1][3] Howe graduated from [Hamilton College](/source/Hamilton_College_(New_York)) and served as in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War),[3] achieving the rank of major.[1] He served for one year as president of the [American Bar Association](/source/American_Bar_Association), and published a treatise, *Studies in Civil Law*.[3] He was a judge of the Criminal District Court in 1868, which he resigned to become associate justice. He served as [United States Attorney](/source/United_States_Attorney) for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1905 to 1909.[3]

He died in New Orleans at the age of 75.[1][3]

## References

1. ["William Wirt Howe"](http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/Howe_William_Wirt.aspx). Louisiana Supreme Court. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190609025215/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/Howe_William_Wirt.aspx) 2019-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

1. ["Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present"](http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx). Louisiana Supreme Court. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx) 2019-06-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

1. *Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana* (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., *The Louisiana Historical Quarterly* (1922), p. 121.

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