Timothy Edward Howard (January 27, 1837 – July 9, 1916) was the 43rd Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, professor at the University of Notre Dame, writer, and Civil War veteran.

[1] Timothy Howard served on the faculty at Notre Dame from 1862 to 1914 with a few interruptions for public service.

During his tenure he taught a wide range of subjects, including Astronomy, Civil Engineering, English Language and Literature, History, Latin, Law, Mathematics, and Rhetoric.

[1] In 1878 Howard was elected to the South Bend City Council, representing the fourth ward, as a Democrat.

[4][18][7] He led the effort to create a public park on the St. Joseph river bank, which today bears his name.

Governor Winfield T. Durbin appointed Howard as delegate to the tax conference at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901.

[1] Howard also was president of the Northern Indiana Historical Society, and in 1907, he wrote a history of St. Joseph County.

[7] Howard died on July 9, 1916, at St. Joseph's Hospital in South Bend following an operation a few days prior.