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 '''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> also known as '''Perry Wilbon Howard, Sr.''',<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> was a [[blacksmith]]<ref name=againstallodds/> 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.
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 ==Biography==
-Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life, and later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> The couple owned farmland<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].
+Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> into [[slavery]] in his early life, and later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> The couple owned farmland<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].
 [[File:Perry Wilbon Howard, II.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Howard's son, [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]].]]

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 ==Biography==
-Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life. He later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved,<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> owned farmland,<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].
+Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life, and later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> The couple owned farmland<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].
 [[File:Perry Wilbon Howard, II.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Howard's son, [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]].]]

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 [[Category:State Representatives]]
 [[Category:Slavery]]
 [[Category:Civil Rights]]
 [[Category:Black History]]

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 |office=State Representative from Mississippi (Holmes County)
 |term_start=1872
-|term_end=1975
+|term_end=1875
 |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>

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 Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life. He later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved,<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> owned farmland,<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].
-[[File:Perry Wilbon Howard, II.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Howard's son, [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]].]]
+[[File:Perry Wilbon Howard, II.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Howard's son, [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]].]]
 The Howard family strongly emphasized the importance of a proper [[education]] for their children, and sent all their sons to colleges, where they became doctors and professors.<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> Their daughters Eva and Sarah grew up to work as teachers.<ref name=againstallodds/>

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 ===Death===
-Howard died on early February 7, 1907 in Ebenezer, Mississippi.<ref name=againstallodds/> His burial location is unknown.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/>
+Howard died on early February 7, 1907 in Ebenezer, Mississippi, leaving his wife a widow.<ref name=againstallodds/> His location of interment is unknown.<ref name=thepoliticalgraveyard/>
 ==References==

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	Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life. He later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved,<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> owned farmland,<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].		Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life. He later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved,<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> owned farmland,<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].

		+	[[File:Perry Wilbon Howard, II.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Howard's son, [[Perry Howard, Jr.]]]]
	The Howard family strongly emphasized the importance of a proper [[education]] for their children, and sent all their sons to colleges, where they became doctors and professors.<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> Their daughters Eva and Sarah grew up to work as teachers.<ref name=againstallodds/>		The Howard family strongly emphasized the importance of a proper [[education]] for their children, and sent all their sons to colleges, where they became doctors and professors.<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> Their daughters Eva and Sarah grew up to work as teachers.<ref name=againstallodds/>