Benjamin F. Howell
Benjamin F. Howell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Scully |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Franklin Howell January 27, 1844 Cedarville, New Jersey |
| Died | February 1, 1933 (aged 89) New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Resting place | Christ Cemetery, South Amboy, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Benjamin Franklin Howell (January 27, 1844 – February 1, 1933) was an American banker and Civil War veteran who served eight terms as a Republican Party politician, representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1911.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, Howell attended the common schools, and graduated from Fort Edward Institute, New York.
Civil War
[edit]He enlisted in the Twelfth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, in 1862 and served until the close of the war.
Early career
[edit]He engaged in mercantile pursuits in South Amboy, New Jersey, 1865 and was named to the Township Committee, and served as Surrogate of Middlesex County from 1882 to 1892.[1] He served as president of the People's National Bank of New Brunswick, vice president of the New Brunswick Savings Institution, and was a founder and vice president of the First National Bank of South Amboy (now known as Amboy Bank).[2]
Congress
[edit]Howell was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1911. He served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.
He served as a delegate to the 1896 Republican National Convention. He served as a member of the United States Immigration Commission 1907–1910.
Death
[edit]He died at the age of 89 at his home in New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 1, 1933, and was interred in Christ Cemetery, South Amboy, New Jersey.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Staff. "B. F. HOWELL DIES; LONG IN CONGRESS; Former Representative From New Jersey for 16 Years - Was 89 Years Old. VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR Served Throughout Conflict in Many Important Battles - Once Head of New Brunswick Bank.", The New York Times, February 2, 1933. Accessed January 30, 2013. "NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. Feb. 1 - Former Representative Benjamin Franklin Howell died here this morning at his home, 32 Union Street, after a month's illness.... After the war, Mr. Howell settled in South Amboy, where he was appointed a member of the Township Committee."
- ^ Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.), 01 Nov. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. Accessed Jan 31, 2019.<http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87068192/1894-11-01/ed-1/seq-1/>
External links
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Media related to Benjamin Franklin Howell at Wikimedia Commons
- United States Congress. "Benjamin F. Howell (id: H000857)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Benjamin Franklin Howell at The Political Graveyard
- Benjamin Franklin Howell at Find a Grave
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- 1844 births
- 1933 deaths
- American people of Welsh descent
- People from Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
- Politicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey
- People from South Amboy, New Jersey
- Union army personnel
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives