Howard, Stephen B.
House 1893-94 (District 34); Senate 1895-98 (District 34)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1856
Birth Place:
Iowa
Birth County:
Floyd
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1901 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer, Howard and Neff Law Firm
EDUCATION
Wesleyan Methodist Seminary, Wasioja, Dodge County, Minnesota; Postsecondary;
Iowa State University; College Graduate; 1883
Read Law; Admitted to Practice, 1885
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
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Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1884.
He (Frank Arah Day) "has been a prominent figure in all the impoortant Republican gatherings in the state for a dozen years or more. In the campaign of 1896, however, Mr. Day, with Hon. John Lind, Hon. John Day Smith, Congressman C.A. Towne, State Senators D.F. Morgan, and S.B. Howard, and other men formerly prominent in the Republican party of the state, organized the free silver Republican party of Minnesota..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 505)
Body: Senate
District: 34
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Lawyer, Member of Howard and Neff Law Firm
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He (Frank Arah Day) "has been a prominent figure in all the impoortant Republican gatherings in the state for a dozen years or more. In the campaign of 1896, however, Mr. Day, with Hon. John Lind, Hon. John Day Smith, Congressman C.A. Towne, State Senators D.F. Morgan, and S.B. Howard, and other men formerly prominent in the Republican party of the state, organized the free silver Republican party of Minnesota..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 505)
Committees:
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Education
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Game and Game Laws
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Judiciary
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Municipal Corporations
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Public Parks
Body: Senate
District: 34
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Lawyer, Member of Howard and Neff Law Firm
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Game and Game Laws
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Judiciary
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Municipal Corporations (Chair)
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Public Parks
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Reapportionment
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State Prison
Elected: 11/8/1892
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1893 to 1/7/1895
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Lawyer, Howard and Neff Law Firm
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Judiciary
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Municipal Legislation (Chair)
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Railroads
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Rules and Joint Rules (Chair)
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