William Davis Merry Howard (1818--1856) was an American businessman, known as one of San Francisco's most public spirited and prosperous men at the time of the California Gold Rush.
William Davis Merry Howard (1818--1856) was a native of Boston, Massachusetts who came to California in 1839 as a cabin boy on a sailing ship. Howard was one of San Francisco's most public spirited and prosperous men at the time of the California Gold Rush.