Benjamin Chew Howard (November 5, 1791 – March 6, 1872)[1] was a Maryland politician and lawyer. After serving on the city council of Baltimore in 1820 and in both houses of the Maryland legislature, he was a Representative in the United States Congress from 1829 to 1833, and from 1835 to 1839. He was thereafter the fifth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1843 to 1860.
Howard was born at Belvidere in Baltimore County, Maryland, the son of John Eager Howard and Margaret ("Peggy") Chew, daughter of Benjamin Chew. He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1809.[2] In 1812 he attended and graduated from Litchfield Law School in Connecticut.[3] During 1814, the last year of the War of 1812 he served as a Captain in the First Mechanical Volunteers at the Battle of North Point. He remained in the service and later he reached the rank of brigadier general in the Maryland militia.[2]
Marriage and familyedit
Jane Gilmor Howard, author of Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen
Among his siblings were George Howard, Governor of Maryland; Dr. William Howard, a civil engineer and architect; and Charles who with his son Francis Key Howard, were imprisoned in Fort McHenry at the start of the American Civil War. In 1818 he married Jane Gilmor who would write a charity cookbook and after the Civil War lead a successful fundraising fair. They had twelve children.[4]
He returned to Congress in the Twenty-fourth Congress and was re-elected to the Twenty-fifth, serving from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1839. During this service, he chaired the House Foreign Relations Committee for four years.
Starting with the 42nd volume of United States Reports, Howard was the Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from 1843 to 1860. His term covered volumes 42 through 65 of US Reports, corresponding to volumes 1 through 24 of his nominativeHoward’s Reports. As such, the dual form of citation to, for example, the Supreme Court decision in Williams v. United States is 42 U.S. (1 How.) 290 (1843).
^ abc"Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ abScharf, John Thomas (1874). "Scharf, John Thomas. The Chronicles of Baltimore: Being a Complete History of "Baltimore Town" and Baltimore City. Baltimore: Turnbull Brothers, 1874". Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^"Litchfield Historical Society. Database of Students of the Litchfield Law School". Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^""Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen"...and Belvidere". Researching Food History. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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How redirects here For other uses see How Benjamin Chew Howard November 5 1791 March 6 1872 1 was a Maryland politician and lawyer After serving on the city council of Baltimore in 1820 and in both houses of the Maryland legislature he was a Representative in the United States Congress from 1829 to 1833 and from 1835 to 1839 He was thereafter the fifth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court serving from 1843 to 1860 Benjamin Chew Howardportrait by Henry InmanBorn5 November 1791 Baltimore County Died6 March 1872 aged 80 Baltimore Alma materPrinceton University OccupationPolitician lawyer Spouse s Jane Gilmor Howard Parent s John Eager Howard Peggy Chew Howard FamilyGeorge Howard Position heldUnited States representative member of the Maryland House of Delegates Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Marriage and family 3 Political life 3 1 United States Reports 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editHoward was born at Belvidere in Baltimore County Maryland the son of John Eager Howard and Margaret Peggy Chew daughter of Benjamin Chew He received an A B from Princeton University in 1809 2 In 1812 he attended and graduated from Litchfield Law School in Connecticut 3 During 1814 the last year of the War of 1812 he served as a Captain in the First Mechanical Volunteers at the Battle of North Point He remained in the service and later he reached the rank of brigadier general in the Maryland militia 2 Marriage and family edit nbsp Jane Gilmor Howard author of Fifty Years in a Maryland KitchenAmong his siblings were George Howard Governor of Maryland Dr William Howard a civil engineer and architect and Charles who with his son Francis Key Howard were imprisoned in Fort McHenry at the start of the American Civil War In 1818 he married Jane Gilmor who would write a charity cookbook and after the Civil War lead a successful fundraising fair They had twelve children 4 Political life editA Democrat he served on the city council of Baltimore in 1820 and in both houses of the Maryland legislature He was elected to the Twenty first and Twenty second United States Congress serving from March 4 1829 to March 3 1833 In 1835 President Andrew Jackson named Richard Rush and Howard to arbitrate the Ohio Michigan boundary dispute 1 He returned to Congress in the Twenty fourth Congress and was re elected to the Twenty fifth serving from March 4 1835 to March 3 1839 During this service he chaired the House Foreign Relations Committee for four years In 1861 he was one of the emissaries sent by outgoing President James Buchanan to try to secure a peace with the Confederacy That year he unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maryland He died in Baltimore at his home on March 6 1872 and is buried in Greenmount Cemetery 1 United States Reports edit Starting with the 42nd volume of United States Reports Howard was the Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States serving from 1843 to 1860 His term covered volumes 42 through 65 of US Reports corresponding to volumes 1 through 24 of his nominative Howard s Reports As such the dual form of citation to for example the Supreme Court decision in Williams v United States is 42 U S 1 How 290 1843 See also edit nbsp Biography portalCourt reporter Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volumeReferences edit a b c Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved 25 January 2019 a b Scharf John Thomas 1874 Scharf John Thomas The Chronicles of Baltimore Being a Complete History of Baltimore Town and Baltimore City Baltimore Turnbull Brothers 1874 Retrieved 25 January 2019 Litchfield Historical Society Database of Students of the Litchfield Law School Retrieved 25 January 2019 Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen and Belvidere Researching Food History 9 June 2014 Retrieved 25 January 2019 External links editWorks by Benjamin Chew Howard at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Benjamin Chew Howard at Internet Archive Benjamin Chew Howard at Find a GraveParty political officesPreceded byJohn C Groome Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland1861 Succeeded byEzekiel F ChambersU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn Barney and Peter Little Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maryland s 5th congressional district1829 1833 Succeeded byIsaac McKimPreceded byJames P Heath Member of the U S House of Representatives from Maryland s 4th congressional district1835 1839 Succeeded byJames Carroll and Solomon HillenLegal officesPreceded byRichard Peters United States Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions1843 1860 Succeeded byJeremiah S Black Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Chew Howard amp oldid 1176583443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
