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History of Northern Wisconsin
pub: The Western Historical Company,
     Chicago, 1881


         [page 170]

         J. W. HOWARD, merchant and Postmaster, Gilmanton, was born
       in Orange County, Vt., Feb. 23, 1832. When old enough, he went
       to Randolph, Mass., where he was engaged in the manufactory of
       boots and shoes for fifteen years. In 1865, he came to Gilman-
       ton, and started a general merchandise store, it being the first
       one in the village. He was married in November, 1867, to Miss
       IRENE MARTIN, who is a native of Vermont, and by whom he has
       two sons -  LEIGH H. and DWIGHT A. The subject of this sketch
       has held the office of Postmaster of Gilmanton for fifteen years,
       and has been Town Treasurer four years. He is a member of the
       A. O. U. W., Mondovi Lodge, No. 23, and also of the Knights of
       Pythias, Mineapolis Lodge No, I, being a member of "Howard Public
       Library" at Gilmanton, which was founded by SIDNEY HOWARD, who
       gave $500 fund, the interest of which was to purchase books to
       establish a public library. It now contains 1000 volumes.

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