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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II


p. 197-198



HOWARD L. HONAN.

	Although Howard L. Honan has been a representative of the Denver 
bar only since 1913, he has won a place of prominence in the ranks of 
the legal profession by reason of his marked ability and his 
resourcefulness in the presentation of his cases before the court. He 
was born upon a farm near Elmo, in Nodaway county, Missouri, November 
10, 1880. His father, Robert Honan, a native of Ireland, has devoted 
his life to agricultural pursuits and still makes his home in Nodaway 
county, where he has long been numbered among the successful farmers. 
He has been active and prominent in community affairs, serving as 
school director there and having considerable influence in other 
directions. He married Hannah Hutchison, also a native of Ireland, who 
died in the year 1893. In their family were five children, of whom 
three are living.

	Howard L. Honan, spending his youthful days under the parental 
roof, began his education in the district school near his father's home 
and when not occupied with his textbooks assisted in the development of 
the home farm and after leaving school concentrated his entire 
attention upon the work of the fields until he reached the age of 
twenty-two years. He then resumed his studies, becoming a student in 
Cornell College at Mount Vernon, Iowa, in which he completed an 
academic course. In 1907 he removed to Colorado, where he remained for 
a year and afterward entered the Missouri State University, in which he 
spent two years as a student in the School of Law. He was admitted to 
the bar in 1912 and located for practice in Boulder, Colorado, where he 
remained until 1913, when he came to Denver. Here he entered into 
partnership with Thomas Ward, an association that was maintained until 
1917, since which time Mr. Honan has practiced alone. He is accorded a 
large clientage of a distinctly representative character. He has proven 
most resourceful in handling his cases, is strong in argument, clear 
and logical in his deductions and forceful in driving home his point.

	On the 25th of November, 1917, Mr. Honan was united in marriage 
to Miss Augusta Forres, a daughter of Henry Forres, of San Antonio, 
Texas. Mr. Honan greatly enjoys a game of baseball or a boxing contest, 
appreciating the skill and science of both. He is identified with 
various fraternal and social organizations, holding membership in 
Columbia Lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M., of Boulder; South Side Lodge, 
No. 127, K. P., of Denver; the Phi Alpha Delta, a law fraternity; and 
also the Civic and Commercial Association, being in hearty sympathy 
with its well defined plans and purposes for the upbuilding of the 
city. He is an active democrat, much interested in the success of the 
party because of a belief in its principles but never an aspirant for 
office. He prefers to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his 
profession and he is one of the respected and valued members of the 
Denver Bar Association. His influence and aid are ever given on the 
side of moral progress and improvement and he is a loyal member of the 
Methodist Episcopal church. The career of Mr. Honan illustrates what 
may be accomplished through individual effort, perseverance and 
ambition. He had no financial assistance at the outset of his career 
but was actuated by a laudable desire to make for himself a creditable 
name and place in professional circles. He utilized every honorable 
means to this end. He put himself through college and through the law 
school by working on newspapers, being at different times employed on 
the Columbia Statesman of Boone county, Missouri, and on the Missouri 
Farmer & Breeder. He carefully saved his earnings until his industry 
and economy had brought him sufficient capital to enable him to pursue 
the academic course which served as a broad foundation upon which to 
rear the superstructure of his professional knowledge. He then became a 
student in the Lincoln-Jefferson University and since winning his LL. 
B. degree he has concentrated his efforts upon his professional 
interests and activities, his devotion to his clients' Interests 
becoming proverbial.