Education and Family Life
Henry Howard was born in Cranston, Rhode Island to Jesse and Mary Howard. In 1848, he studied law in the office of future Rhode Island Governor William W. Hoppin. In 1851, he married Catherine Greene Harris (1830-1907), the daughter of textile mill-owner and former Governor Elisha Harris. The same year, he was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar and began a private law practice. Henry and Catherine had a daughter Jessie, and two sons Elisha and Charles.
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