Benjamin F. Howell

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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 byJacob Augustus Geissenhainer
Succeeded byThomas J. Scully
Personal details
BornBenjamin Franklin Howell
January 27, 1844
Cedarville, New Jersey
DiedFebruary 1, 1933(1933-02-01) (aged 89)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Resting placeChrist Cemetery, South Amboy, New Jersey
PartyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

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

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Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, Howell attended the common schools, and graduated from Fort Edward Institute, New York.

Civil War

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He enlisted in the Twelfth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, in 1862 and served until the close of the war.

Early career

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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."
  2. ^ 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/>
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