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'''Perry Wilbon Howard, I''' (1835–1907),<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard>[https://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#632.49.64 Howard]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> also known as '''Perry Wilbon Howard, Sr.''', was a blacksmith and former slave originally from [[South Carolina]] who served for a period of time on the Holmes County Board of Supervisors in [[Mississippi]].

'''Perry Wilbon Howard, I''' (1835 – February 7, 1907),<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard>[https://www.politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#632.49.64 Howard]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref><ref name=againstallodds>[https://much-ado.net/legislators/legislators/perry-howard/ Perry W. Howard (Holmes County)]. ''Against All Odds: The first Black legislators in Mississippi''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> also known as '''Perry Wilbon Howard, Sr.''', was a blacksmith and former slave originally from [[South Carolina]] who served for a period of time on the Holmes County Board of Supervisors in [[Mississippi]].

He was the father of [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]], a lawyer and professor who led the Mississippi "black and tan" delegations in the [[Republican National Convention]] for several decades.

He was the father of [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]], a lawyer and professor who led the Mississippi "black and tan" delegations in the [[Republican National Convention]] for several decades.

==Biography==

==Biography==

Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds>[https://much-ado.net/legislators/legislators/perry-howard/ Perry W. Howard (Holmes County)]. ''Against All Odds: The first Black legislators in Mississippi''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> and enslaved in his early life. He later married and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]]. The couple's sons became doctors and professors, while their daughters Eva and Sarah worked as teachers.<ref name=againstallodds/>

Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life. He later married and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]]. The couple's sons became doctors and professors, while their daughters Eva and Sarah worked as teachers.<ref name=againstallodds/>

From 1872 to 1875, Howard was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.<ref name=againstallodds/> During the [[United States presidential election, 1888|1888 presidential election]], he served as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention,<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/> which nominated [[Benjamin Harrison]]. The latter won the race, defeating [[Bourbon Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]].

From 1872 to 1875, Howard was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.<ref name=againstallodds/> During the [[United States presidential election, 1888|1888 presidential election]], he served as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention,<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/> which nominated [[Benjamin Harrison]]. The latter won the race, defeating [[Bourbon Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]].

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