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|death_date=February 7, 1907
|death_date=February 7, 1907
|death_place=Ebenezer, Mississippi
|death_place=Ebenezer, Mississippi
|spouse=Sallie<ref>Engledew, Devin (March 14, 2007). [https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/howard-perry-wilbon-1877-1961/ Perry Wilbon Howard (1877-1961)]. ''BlackPast''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref>
|spouse=Sallie<ref name=perryhowardiibio>Engledew, Devin (March 14, 2007). [https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/howard-perry-wilbon-1877-1961/ Perry Wilbon Howard (1877-1961)]. ''BlackPast''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref>
|children=Seven sons, including:<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><br>• Andrew Jackson Howard (1863–1938)<br>• [[Perry W. Howard, II]] (1877–1961)<br>• Elmer Elsworth Howard<br>(1879–???)<br>• Wesley F. Howard<br>
|children=Seven sons, including:<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><br>• Andrew Jackson Howard (1863–1938)<br>• [[Perry W. Howard, II]] (1877–1961)<br>• Elmer Elsworth Howard<br>(1879–???)<br>• Wesley F. Howard<br>
Two daughters:<ref name=againstallodds/><br>• Eva<br>• Sarah
Two daughters:<ref name=againstallodds/><br>• Eva<br>• Sarah
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/>
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]].
===Political career===
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]].
===Death===
Howard died on early February 7, 1907 in Ebenezer, Mississippi.<ref name=againstallodds/> His burial location is not known.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/>
Howard died on early February 7, 1907 in Ebenezer, Mississippi.<ref name=againstallodds/> His burial location is not known.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/>