Benjamin Franklin Howey
Benjamin Franklin Howey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Henry S. Harris |
| Succeeded by | James N. Pidcock |
| Sheriff of Warren County, New Jersey | |
| In office November 13, 1878 – November 15, 1881 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1828 Pleasant Meadows, New Jersey |
| Died | February 6, 1893 (aged 64) Columbia, New Jersey, USA |
| Resting place | Trinity Church Cemetery, Swedesboro |
| Party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862-1863 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Benjamin Franklin Howey (March 17, 1828 – February 6, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1883 to 1885.
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Howey was born in Pleasant Meadows, near Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
He engaged in business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a flour and grain commission merchant in 1847 and later in quarrying and manufacturing slate. He served as captain of Company G, Thirty-first Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, from September 3, 1862, to June 26, 1863, and as sheriff of Warren County, New Jersey, from November 13, 1878, to November 15, 1881.
Congress
[edit | edit source]Howey was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885.
In 1886, Howey would become the Republican candidate for the 1886 New Jersey gubernatorial election, but lose to Robert S. Green.
Death
[edit | edit source]He died in Columbia, New Jersey, and is interred in Trinity Church Cemetery in Swedesboro.
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]New Jersey Governor
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Robert Stockton Green | 109,939 | 47.44% |  2.49
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| Republican | Benjamin Franklin Howey | 101,919 | 43.98% | 2.67
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| Prohibition | Clinton B. Fisk | 19,808 | 8.55% |  6.55
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| Majority | |||||
| Total votes | 231,666 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
External links
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