Jacob M. Howard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacob M. Howard

American politician

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1805

Place of Birth: Shaftsbury, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1871

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Jacob M. Howard

  • Jacob Merritt Howard (July 10, 1805 – April 2, 1871) was an American attorney and politician.
  • He was most notable for his service as a U.S.
  • Representative and U.S.
  • Senator from the state of Michigan, and his political career spanned the American Civil War. Howard was a native of Shaftsbury, Vermont and attended schools in southern Vermont before attending Williams College, from which he graduated in 1830.
  • He studied law, moved to Detroit in 1832, and attained admission to the bar in 1833.
  • Howard practiced in Detroit and became active in politics, first as a Whig, and later as a Republican.
  • Among the offices he held were city attorney (1834) and member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1838).
  • In 1840 he was elected to the U.S.
  • House, and he served one term, 1841 to 1843.
  • In 1854 he was one of the founders of the Republican Party, and he served as Michigan Attorney General from 1855 to 1861. After Senator Kinsley S.
  • Bingham died in 1861, Howard was elected to fill the vacancy.
  • He was elected to a full term in 1865, and served from January 1862 to March 1871.
  • From 1863 to 1871, Howard was chairman of the Senate's Committee on Pacific Railroads. Howard died April 2, 1871, a month after the expiration of his final Senate term.
  • He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.

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