Charles Tisdale Howard
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Charles Tisdale Howard | |
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| 1st United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota | |
| In office 1889–1892 | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison |
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| Born | February 16, 1856 Eckford, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1936 (aged 80) Pipestone, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Eugenia Jerome Beecher |
| Children | Albert, Charles, Paul and Harriet |
| Alma mater | Albion College |
| Profession | Attorney |
Charles Tisdale Howard (February 16, 1856 – June 23, 1936) was an attorney and Republican party politician, the first United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota, served as the fourth Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives, and was elected a Minnesota District Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial District in 1928.
Howard was born in Eckford, Michigan, on February 16, 1856, and was the fourth of five children and only son born to Russell and Emeline Howard (née Morse). His father Russell Marshall Howard was a farmer and one of the first settlers of Eckford, and was one of the original old line whigs and a founding member of Michigan's Republican party.
He graduated from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, in 1880 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree,[1] and then joined a law firm in Marshall where he served a legal apprenticeship. He passed the Bar exam in 1882 and then moved with his family to Redfield, in the Dakota territory where he was active in Republican party politics.
