Sumner Howard
Sumner Howard | |
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| Chief Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
| In office May 20, 1884 – November 9, 1885 | |
| Nominated by | Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | C. G. W. French |
| Succeeded by | John C. Shields |
| Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 1883 – 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Seth C. Moffatt |
| Succeeded by | Newcomb Clark |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Genesee 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1883 – 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Azariah S. Partridge |
| Succeeded by | Norman A. Beecher |
| United States Attorney for the District of Utah | |
| In office 1876–1878 | |
| Appointed by | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | William C. Carey |
| Succeeded by | Philip T. Van Zile |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1835 Brockport, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1890 (aged 55) Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Lucy R. Mason (m. 1857) |
Sumner Howard (May 7, 1835–September 6, 1890) was an American jurist and politician who served as Chief Justice on the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, and Mayor of Prescott, Arizona Territory.