Benjamin Chew Howard

Benjamin Chew Howard
portrait by Henry Inman
Born5 November 1791 Edit this on Wikidata
Baltimore County Edit this on Wikidata
Died6 March 1872 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)
Baltimore Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician, lawyer Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Jane Gilmor Howard Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
FamilyGeorge Howard Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldunited States Representative (1829–1831), member of the Maryland House of Delegates Edit this on Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Retrieved 25 January 2019.