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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaTilghman Ashurst HOWARD
(1797-1844)
HOWARD, Tilghman Ashurst,
a Representative from Indiana; born near Pickensville, S.C.,
November 14, 1797; attended the public schools; moved to Knoxville,
Tenn., in 1816; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1818 and
commenced practice in Knoxville; member of the State senate in
1824; moved to Bloomington, Ind., in 1830 and resumed the practice
of law; moved to Rockville, Ind., in 1833 and continued the
practice of law; appointed by President Jackson district attorney
for Indiana and served from 1833 to 1837; unsuccessful candidate
for election to the United States Senate in 1838; elected as a
Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress on August 5, 1839, and served
until his resignation on July 1, 1840; unsuccessful candidate for
election as Governor of Indiana in 1840, and for United States
Senator in 1843; appointed Chargé d’Affaires to the
Republic of Texas on June 11, 1844; died in Washington, Tex.,
August 16, 1844; interment in Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Parke
County, Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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