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William Barberie Howell
William Barberie Howell (1865-1927) was a federal judge on the Board of General Appraisers, which became the United States Customs Court during the time of his service thereon.
Howell was nominated to the Board by President William McKinley on February 20, 1899. He served as president of the Board from 1925-1926, and continued serving as chief justice of the court from 1926-1927, after it became the United States Customs Court. He died on April 4, 1927 while still serving as chief justice.[1]
Education
- Spencerian Business College, 1882
- Columbian University School of Law, LL.B., 1889
- Columbian University School of Law, LL.M. 1890
Professional career
- U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC, 1882-1884
- Clerk, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, 1884-
- Special employer, U.S. Customs Service, Washington, DC, 1891-
- Private secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC
- Assistant secretary of the treasury, Washington, DC, 1897-1899
Footnotes
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| Former judges |
Adamson • Alger • Beckworth • Boe • Brown • Chamberlain • Cline • Cole • Cooper • Dallinger • De Vries • Ekwall • Evans • Fischer • Ford • Ham • Hay • Howell • Jewell • Johnson • Keefe • Kincheloe • Landis • Lawrence • Lunt • Maletz • McClelland • Mollison • Newman • Nichols • Oliver • Rao • Re • Richardson • Rosenstein • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Sullivan • Tichenor • Tilson • Waite • Walker • Watson • Weller • Wilkinson • Wilson • Young | ||
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| 1897 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1899 |
Barnard • Clabaugh • Day • Evans • Fischer • Gray • Grosscup • Hook • Howell • Kohlsaat • McPherson • Shelby | ||
| 1900 |
Boyd • De Vries • Hazel • McPherson • Severens • Trieber • Wanty | ||
| 1901 |
Adams • Anderson • Archbald • Cochran • Humphrey • Keller • Wing | ||
