'''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. |