The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1902-07-26
The New. Internal Revenue
Collector.

| In the appointment Of the Hon
W. K. Howell, OF th,s parish, a. In
ternal Revenue Collector for this dis
trict, President Roosevelt has mad,
= good choice, and, it may be, a wise
political move. Although the ap
polntee is too we'll and favorabl,
known in our community to need any
introduction from Us, tie following
brief biographical sketch Of him
culled from the Picayune, win prove
interesting to-many of our readers.
mir. Howell was born in .Eliora,lc
county, CAL, Nov. 30, 1855, where
his mother and father were residing
at the time. Mr.. Howell, the father
was on the district bench. In his
court practiced such lawyers as Judge
Field, who afterwards became asso.
ciate justice Of the United States
supreme coust, and Judge Sanderson,
who afterwards became chief Justice
OF California and the general counsel
for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The family moved back to Louis.
lana and to Assumption parish when
the son was only 2 years of age. 1t
wac just at the outbreak of the war.
Mr.. Howell has been a resident OF
the state ever since that day. In
1870 the family moved TO LafOurche
parish, and a few years before the
fathers death they moved p New
Orleans Dir. Howcll's mother was
Miss Boatner.
Mr.. Howell was admitted to the
bar in 1877, under the first court ap.
pointed BY Governor Francis T.
Nichols. The young lawyer from
Lafourche was in the second set of
applicants to come before that court.
He began the practice of law with
Edward N. Pugh, under the firm
name Of Pugh & Howell. The firm
had law Offices in both Napoleonville
and DOnaldsOnville.
sIn 1883 Mr. Howell married Miss
Florence Perkins, daughter of Mr..
James s. Perkins, q prominent plan
ter Of Lafourche and Assumption
parishes and who was q member Of
the secession convention Of the state.
Moving to LsfOurche parish 10
1892, Mr.. Howell became interested
in . sugar plantation, and has been
successfui 10 that industry from that
day to tins, although, In 1885, ug re-
sumed the practice of the law. His
Office was established in Thib0tlaux,
where q partnership was formed with
Major w. p. Martin, the district at
torney for the parish.
Mr.. Howell was always . Demo-
crat, and represented his party on the
committee Of Assumption until 1894,
when he went with the lily whites
and at once became prominent in their
councils.
When the lily white Republican
party sprang into prominence in 1894,
Mr.. Howell was made the first chair.
man of the state central committee,
AMI he directed the Pharr campaign.
He was succeeded As chairman BY
Frank B. Williams, Of Patterson. and
Mr.. Howell became The chairman OF
the executive committee.
In 1896 Mr.. Howell was elected to
the state senate on the Pharr ticket.
and in the fight of Captain j. N,
Pharr TO force the general assembly
to 60 b.Lind the returns, Mr.. Howell
presented the legal argument before
the legislature"
Mr.. Howell has already furnished
his bond, and forwarded it to Wash
ington for approval, and as soon as
the customary fOrmalities are com
piled with, he will assume charge ot
his ofiic... THIS is his q st federal
Office, and we doubt not that he vii
give a satisfactory servic,. tO the pub
lie. He may not he able to satisfy
all applicants for subOr Innate places
but that is task beyond the possibil
ity of human endeavOr.
t--ASv~-xS~~~st~-;sa r., rcsirt
with his family on Waverly.
He will make il rule IN stay i
the city rs much Of tue time as th
duties of the Office require, and vii
continue his law practice in Lafourch
at the same time. The train servic
is admirably adapted for this arrsng'
ment, and then with the prosperity
new electric railway, Thibodaux vii