Oliver Otis Howard Biography

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NAME: Oliver Otis Howard
OCCUPATION: Academic, General
BIRTH DATE: November 08, 1830
DEATH DATE: October 26, 1909
EDUCATION: U.S. Military Academy
PLACE OF BIRTH: Leeds, Maine
PLACE OF DEATH: Burlington, Vermont

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After the Civil War, Union general Oliver Otis Howard was appointed commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau to help former slaves find work, education and medical aid.

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Born in Leeds, Maine on November 8, 1830, Oliver Otis Howard served on the Union side in American Civil War. After the war ended, President Andrew Johnson appointed him commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau to help former slaves. The bureau created schools, arranged medical aid and negotiated work contacts. He helped found Howard University where he served as president for several years. He died in 1909.

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