At age fifteen, Sumner Howard began working in local newspaper offices; first at the Genesee Democrat and later the Wolverine Citizen.
16 Facts About Sumner Howard
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When he was 19, Sumner Howard began reading law at a local law office.
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Sumner Howard resigned from military in September 1863 and returned to Flint, Michigan.
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Sumner Howard ran for Genesee County prosecutor on the Republican ticket in 1864.
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Sumner Howard represented Flint's third ward on the city council from 1866 till 1870.
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Sumner Howard served as a delegate to Michigan's 1867 constitutional convention and advocated for prohibition during the proceedings.
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On March 30,1876, President Ulysses S Grant nominated Howard to become United States Attorney for Utah Territory.
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Sumner Howard then returned to Michigan and private legal practice.
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Sumner Howard was selected as a delegate for the 1884 Republican National Convention, but did not attend.
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President Chester A Arthur nominated Howard to become Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court on March 18,1884.
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Sumner Howard had requested an appointment in Utah but was instead sent to Arizona.
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Sumner Howard was assigned to the third judicial district, encompassing Apache, Mohave, and Yavapai counties.
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Three appellate rulings authored by Sumner Howard are in the Arizona Reports.
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Sumner Howard continued to practice law by himself after the partnership dissolved in 1887.
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Sumner Howard was elected Mayor of Prescott on January 4,1887, after running without opposition.
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Sumner Howard's wife donated the land for Flint's first African-American church.