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In 1887, he studied law at Dalhousie University and received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1890.
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In 1887, he studied law at Dalhousie University and received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1890.
Born in London, Ontario, Howay moved to British Columbia as a child. After attending school in New Westminster, Howay wrote his Provincial Teachers" exam in 1884 in Victoria, British Columbia. He spent three years teaching at schools in Canoe Pass and Boundary Bay.
He was called to the British Columbia bar in 1891.
In 1907, he was appointed a Judge of County Court of New Westminster. He retired in 1937. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Historical Society.
In 1932, he was elected to the American Antiquarian Society. From 1922 to 1926, he was president of the British Columbia Historical Federation.
From 1941 to 1942, he was president of the Royal Society of Canada.
In 1933, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of British Columbia. Mount Judge Howay, north of Stave Lake, is named in his honour. He died in 1943 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
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He also served as a member of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, briefly serving as its interim chairman.
