Thomas Yardley Howe Jr. (1801 – July 15, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1851 to 1853.
[1] Howe was also involved in several businesses, including treasurer and a member of the board of directors for the Auburn and Syracuse Railroad,[2] president of the Lake Ontario, Auburn and New York Railroad,[3] editor of the Cayuga New Era newspaper,[4] and trustee of the Auburn Savings Bank.
[5] A Democrat, Howe served on the board of inspectors for the Auburn State Prison from 1834 to 1838.
[6] He was elected Surrogate Judge of Cayuga County and served from March 18, 1836, to April 14, 1840.
Eschewing a re-election campaign for Congress, he ran instead for Mayor of Auburn.