▁and ▁a ▁def ensive ▁bar ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁and ▁service . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁Having ▁been ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed , ▁he ▁rel ent lessly ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁bar ▁exam ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁He ▁soon ▁moved ▁to ▁Hart ford ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁black ▁att or ne ys ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁married ▁D ora ▁Helen ▁New comb . ▁They ▁wel com ed ▁Howard ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Jean ▁into ▁their ▁lives ▁shortly ▁after . ▁His ▁reputation ▁in ▁Hart ford ▁grew ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁both ▁assistant ▁cl erk ▁and ▁a ▁judge . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁setting ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁ar ena ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁Black ▁man ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁to ▁do ▁such ▁things . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁draft ▁board . ▁ ▁D rew ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁V eter ans ▁Hospital ▁in ▁West ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut ▁( Black ▁Past ), ▁and ▁he ▁now ▁rest s ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Hart ford , ▁near ▁where ▁he ▁raised ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Howard ▁P . ▁D rew ▁– The ▁Original ▁World ’ s ▁Fast est ▁Human ▁by ▁Larry ▁Lib ow ▁ ▁, ▁article ▁in ▁Track ▁& ▁Field ▁News , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁death