Elias Howell
Elias Howell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Harper |
| Member of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office 1830-1832 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1785 New Jersey |
| Died | May 12, 1844 (aged 58) Newark, Ohio |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian |
Elias Howell (August 17, 1785 – May 12, 1844) was an American politician who served one-term as a United States Representative from Ohio from 1835 to 1837.
Biography
Born in New Jersey in 1785, he attended the public schools and in 1819 moved to Newark, Ohio.
Political career
He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1830 to 1832 and was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1837.
Later career and death
He was not a candidate for renomination, and died near Newark, Ohio in 1844.[1] Howell's son, James Bruen Howell, was a U.S. Senator from Iowa.
References
- ^ Elias Howell
- United States Congress. "Elias Howell (id: H000861)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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