Joe Howard Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Howard Jr.

City editor of the Brooklyn Eagle; responsible for publishing a hoax during the American Civil War.

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1833

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1908

Profession: war correspondent, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Joseph Howard Jr.
(June 3, 1833 – March 31, 1908) was an American journalist, war correspondent, publicist and newspaperman.
He was one of the top reporters for The New York Times, city editor of the Brooklyn Eagle and longtime president of the New York Press Club.
One of the most colorful reporters of the era, he was a popular lecturer and discussed journalism and his life from 1886 until shortly before his death. During the American Civil War, he and fellow reporter Francis A.
Mallison were responsible in creating a forgery falsely declaring another conscription order in New York City by President Abraham Lincoln.
This document was published in both the New York World and the Journal of Commerce and, less than a year after the New York Draft Riots, a minor riot ensured when a mob gathered outside Journal of Commerce.
Howard was eventually arrested for what became known as "Howard's Proclamation" or the "Great Civil War Gold Hoax" and held as a prisoner of war at Fort Lafayette.