Rufus K. Howell

Rufus King Howell (1820 – October 4, 1890) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 3, 1865, to January 9, 1877.[1][2][3]

In 1865, Howell was appointed by Governor James Madison Wells to the newly constituted post-Civil War court. Although he formally held his seat until January 1877, he did not participate in the last sitting of the court held in that month.[4] The court was thereafter completely replaced by the new Democratic administration which took over the state government at that time.

He testified of the enmity felt towards the U.S. Government and Loyalists.[5]

References
  1. Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 120.
  2. "Rufus K. Howell". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. Lamar C. Quintero, "The Supreme Court of Louisiana", The Green Bag, Volume 3 (1891), p. 119-120.
  5. "Image 6 of Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection copy". Library of Congress.


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