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Benjamin Howard | |
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| 3rd Governor of Missouri Territory | |
| In office October 11, 1809 – July 1, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Meriwether Lewis |
| Succeeded by | William Clark |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1807 – April 10, 1810 | |
| Preceded by | John Fowler |
| Succeeded by | William T. Barry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1760 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1814 (aged 53–54) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Education | College of William & Mary |
Benjamin Howard (1760 – September 18, 1814) was a United States Representative (congressman), serving in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the bicameral Congress of the United States, from Kentucky, the first governor serving 1809-1813 of the new federal Missouri Territory (1812-1821), with its capital city established at St. Louis, the prosperous wealthy river port town on the west bank of the Mississippi River, and a [[brigadier general (United States}|brigadier general]] of the United States Army in the War of 1812 (1812-1815).