Howard, Benjamin Chew

Life Span
to
Full name
Benjamin Chew Howard
Place of Birth
Baltimore County, MD
Burial Place
Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Origins
Slave State
Family
John Eager Howard (father), Margaretta Chew Howard (mother), Jane Grant Gilmore (wife)
Education
Princeton (College of New Jersey)
Occupation
Politician
Military
Diplomat
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Jackson Administration (1829-37)
Buchanan Administration (1857-61)
Diplomat
US House of Representatives
State legislature
Local government
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Date Event
In Annapolis, Unionist Augustus Bradford is sworn in as the 32nd Governor of Maryland
The Ladies' Southern Relief Fair opens in Baltimore.
Chicago Style Entry Link
Howard, Benjamin Chew. Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F. A. Sanford. Washington, DC: Cornelius Wendell, 1857. view record
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