Benjamin Chew Howard

Benjamin Chew Howard (November 5, 1791 – March 6, 1872) 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 Howard
portrait by Henry Inman
Born5 November 1791 
Baltimore County 
Died6 March 1872  (aged 80)
Baltimore 
Alma mater
  • Princeton University 
OccupationPolitician, lawyer 
Spouse(s)Jane Gilmor Howard 
Parent(s)
FamilyGeorge Howard 
Position heldUnited States representative, member of the Maryland House of Delegates 
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