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'''Timothy Otis Howe''' (February 24, 1816 – March 25, 1883), also known as '''T. O. Howe''', was a [[conservative]] [[Republican]] from [[Wisconsin]] who served public positions as circuit court judge, state supreme court justice, U.S. senator, and Postmaster General. Adhering to an uncompromising commitment to equality, he joined congressional [[Radical Republicans]] in the early 1860s and the [[Stalwart]] faction in the late 1870s.

'''Timothy Otis Howe''' (February 24, 1816 – March 25, 1883), also known as '''T. O. Howe''', was a [[conservative]] [[Republican]] from [[Wisconsin]] who served public positions as circuit court judge, state supreme court justice, U.S. senator, and Postmaster General. Adhering to an uncompromising commitment to equality, he joined congressional [[Radical Republicans]] in the early 1860s and the [[Stalwart]] faction in the late 1870s.

Following the decline of the Wisconsin GOP faction led by anti-Radical senator James R. Doolittle, Howe solidified state party support and held prominence during the presidency of [[Ulysses S. Grant]] as an administration loyalist. After being denied party renomination to the Senate in 1878-79, Howe lost substantial influence though remained in his final years a key figure among pro-machine Stalwart Republicans.

Following the decline of the Wisconsin GOP faction led by anti-Radical senator James R. Doolittle, Howe solidified state party support and held prominence during the presidency of [[Ulysses S. Grant]] as an administration loyalist. After being denied party renomination to the Senate in 1878–79, Howe lost substantial influence though remained in his final years a key figure among pro-machine Stalwart Republicans.

==Early life and background==

==Early life and background==