Patrick J. Howard

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Patrick J. Howard
City Clerk of Chicago
In office
1879–1883
Preceded byCaspar Butz
Succeeded byJohn G. Neumeister
Personal details
BornJanuary 5, 1847
Kingstown, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
DiedApril 8, 1914 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political partyDemocratic

Patrick J. Howard (January 5, 1847 – April 8, 1914) was an Irish American politician in Chicago. Born in Kingstown, Ireland, he immigrated to New York City with his family before moving to Chicago in 1854. A Democrat, Howard served two terms as City Clerk of Chicago from 1879 to 1883. Following his tenure as City Clerk, he was appointed assistant to the City Treasurer of Chicago.[1] He died in 1914 at the age of 67.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. Higginson Book Company. p. 143. ISBN 0832857246.
  2. ^ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7L3-VQR : 8 March 2018), Patrick J Howard, 08 Apr 1914; citing , Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference 10369, record number 24, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,239,997.