William Thompson Howell

William T. Howell
Associate Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court
In office
December 29, 1863 – June 11, 1864
Nominated byAbraham Lincoln
Succeeded byHenry T. Backus
Personal details
Born(1810-07-08)July 8, 1810
Goshen (town), New York
DiedApril 3, 1870(1870-04-03) (aged 59)
Newaygo, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic/Republican
Spouse(s)Sophia Brink (1828–1845)
Susan M. Hartwell (1847–1856)
Sarah Jones (1857–)
ProfessionAttorney

William Thompson Howell (July 8, 1810 – April 3, 1870) was an American jurist and politician. Born and educated in New York, the majority of his career was spent in Michigan where he held a variety of state offices. Howell also served as a judge in the newly formed Arizona Territory where he was a principal author of the territory's first legal code, the Howell Code.