Born in Philadelphia in 1830, the son of Stephen Carmick Paul, a General Manager, in 1850 Howard Paul went to London to work as a journalist. While there he wrote the serial Dashes of American Humor, or Yankee Stories (1853) with pictures by John Leech, who had illustrated several novels by Charles Dickens.
The couple separated around 1877, after he began an affair with the actress Letty Lind. After that affair ended, Paul continued to write through the 1880s and acted as a theatre manager in Britain. He made his debut as a comic writer in London with his play Diogenes (1852).
In 1858 the couple also appeared in Paul"s Patchwork, described as "a clatter of fun, frolic, song, and impersonation." They revived this for some years.
Another piece that they toured was called Thrice Married. A protégée was the actress and dancer Letty Lind who toured with the Pauls from about the age of ten.
The Pauls billed her as "Louisiana Petite Letitia". In 1881, Lind left Paul"s company.
lieutenant is not clear exactly when their relationship ended, but Paul married Florence Kate Arthur (1867–1941) in London in 1889.
On the required documentation he described himself as "a widower". In his later years Paul rarely appeared in public, acting by now as a theatre manager in Britain and returning to journalism and writing. Besides the works mentioned above, he also wrote the books The Young Chemist or Pastimes for Youth (London, 1851).
The Book of American Songs, with Notes, Biographical and Critical (1857).
Patchwork Embroidered with Art, Whim, and Fancy (1859). Howard Paul"s Funny Stories (1882).
Clever Things said by Children (1886), and Funny Stories that will make You Laugh out Loud (1888). He died in Bournemouth in December 1905, leaving £55,905 8s 2d in his will.
