Perry Wilbon Howard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Perry Wilbon Howard

Mississippi lawyer and civil rights activist

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1877

Place of Birth: Ebenezer, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1961

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Perry Wilbon Howard, II (June 14, 1877 – February 1, 1961), was an African-American attorney from Mississippi and partner of a prominent law firm in Washington, D.C.
He served as the longtime Republican National Committeeman from the U.S.
state of Mississippi from 1924 to 1960, even as he conducted his career in the capital.
He was appointed in 1923 as United States Special Assistant to the Attorney General under Warren G.
Harding, serving also under Calvin Coolidge, and into Herbert Hoover's administration, resigning in 1928.Howard was twice tried on corruption-related charges stemming from his effective control over Republican patronage in Mississippi; he was acquitted both times by all-white juries that feared the threat of white Republicans more than they worried about patronage issues.
Following the trials, Howard resigned from his post in the United States Department of Justice, but he retained his position as head of the Republican Party in Mississippi and member of the National Committee.
He continued to have a successful career as partner and head of the top black law firm in Washington, DC.