lawyer he handled western land claims, one of which led him to moving his family to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1881. During a span of approximately twenty years, Howard went into business partnership with Jude Kerr and ex-governor William Rainey Marshall He also twice held the position of editor of the West Publishing Company, a business that created law publications, a few of which he wrote himself. Death Howard died suddenly at age 52 on December 1, 1899. His body was taken back to Washington, D.C. for burial in the Congressional Cemetery. His grave was unmarked for years until his Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity furnished a bronze plaque in his memory. References External links Pi Kappa Alpha site 1847 births 1899 deaths Georgetown University School of Medicine alumni Burials at the Congressional Cemetery University of Virginia alumni Pi Kappa Alpha founders