Tilghman A. Howard papers
Collection — Folder: S689
Identifier: S0689
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two speeches given by Howard. The first was given at Wabash College. The second was given at a meeting of the Athenian Society of Indiana University. Also included is a biographical sketch of Howard that was originally printed in the Democratic Review. The sketch is comprised of excerpts from a speech given by Joseph Albert Wright in Rockville, Indiana, on July 4, 1846.
Dates
- 1842, 1847
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Tilghman Ashurst Howard was born on November 14, 1797, near Pickensville, South Carolina. His father was John Howard, who was a Revolutionary War veteran. His mother’s family name was Ashurst. She died when he was around two years old, and his half-brother, John McElroy, raised him in North Carolina. At approximately nineteen, Howard moved to Tennessee. At twenty-one, he was licensed to practice law. He served as a Tennessee state senator in 1824.
In 1830, Howard moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where he lived and practiced law for three years before settling in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. President Andrew Jackson then appointed him District Attorney for Indiana. Howard served in this position from 1833 to 1839, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He resigned his seat on July 1, 1840, to run for Governor of Indiana, but was defeated in that race. President John Tyler appointed him Chargé d’Affaires to the Republic of Texas on June 10, 1844. He remained in this post until his death on August 16, 1844, in Washington, Texas, then capital of the Republic of Texas.
Sources:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Accessed April 27, 2006. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000844.
In 1830, Howard moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where he lived and practiced law for three years before settling in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. President Andrew Jackson then appointed him District Attorney for Indiana. Howard served in this position from 1833 to 1839, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He resigned his seat on July 1, 1840, to run for Governor of Indiana, but was defeated in that race. President John Tyler appointed him Chargé d’Affaires to the Republic of Texas on June 10, 1844. He remained in this post until his death on August 16, 1844, in Washington, Texas, then capital of the Republic of Texas.
Sources:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Accessed April 27, 2006. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000844.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Rufus Dooley during September 1928.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed by Christina Baich during April 2006.
- Title
- Tilghman A. Howard papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
