James R. Howe

James R. Howe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byThomas F. Magner
Succeeded byMitchell May
Personal details
Born(1839-01-27)January 27, 1839
New York, New York
DiedSeptember 21, 1914(1914-09-21) (aged 75)
North Salem, New York
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
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James Robinson Howe (January 27, 1839 – September 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in New York City on January 27, 1839, Howe attended the common schools.[1] He was employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store. He moved to Brooklyn in 1870 and engaged in the dry-goods business.

Howe was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898. Register of Kings County 1900–1902. He served as director of several banks. He died in North Salem, New York, on September 21, 1914. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.[2]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Simple Funeral for J. R. Howe". The Brooklyn Times. September 25, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th congressional district
1895–1899 		Succeeded by