Henry W. Howgate, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry W. Howgate

Union Army officer

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1835

Place of Birth: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1901

Profession: bookseller

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Henry Williamson Howgate (March 24, 1835 – June 1, 1901) was an American Army Signal Corps officer and Arctic explorer who embezzled over $133,000 from the U.S.
Government.
He escaped custody while on trial and evaded the Secret Service and Pinkerton Detective Agency for 13 years, during which time he worked as a reporter and ran a New York bookstore.