Court of Claims / Appointed 1897 / Served to 1915
Charles Bowen Howry
Judge, Court of Claims
Appointed by President Grover Cleveland in 1897 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Bowen Howry was a Judge on the Court of Claims. He earned a law degree from University of Mississippi Department of Law in 1867. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Grover Cleveland, 1897
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Mississippi Department of Law 1867
- Succeeded
- Charles Cooper Nott
- Succeeded by
- George Eddy Downey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Court of Claims · succeeded Charles Cooper Nott | Cleveland (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: "The Record of Sigma Alpha Epsilon". The Nichols Press (Lynn, MA), publisher. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
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18 years on the Court of Claims. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).