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  • Henry W. Howgate
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  • Capt. Henry W. Howgate (1834 – June 1, 1901) was Chief Disbursing Officer in the United States Army Signal Corps and responsible for major Arctic explorations. He caused a scandal after embezzling over $133,000, slipping away from authorities while awaiting trial, running off with his mistress, and spending 13 years evading capture, in which time he evaded the Secret Service and Pinkertons Detective Agency, worked as a reporter, and ran a New York City antiquarian book shop.
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  • 22
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serviceyears
  • 1862
Birth Date
  • 1834
Branch
death place
Nickname
  • "H.W. Harrison", "Henry Williams"
Name
  • Henry W. Howgate
death date
  • --06-01
Rank
Allegiance
Battles
Relations
  • daughter/Ida Howgate
  • mistress/Nellie Burrell
  • wife/Cordelia Day Howgate
laterwork
  • Reporter; antique book dealer
abstract
  • Capt. Henry W. Howgate (1834 – June 1, 1901) was Chief Disbursing Officer in the United States Army Signal Corps and responsible for major Arctic explorations. He caused a scandal after embezzling over $133,000, slipping away from authorities while awaiting trial, running off with his mistress, and spending 13 years evading capture, in which time he evaded the Secret Service and Pinkertons Detective Agency, worked as a reporter, and ran a New York City antiquarian book shop.
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