Benjamin Franklin Howey

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Benjamin Franklin Howey

Benjamin Franklin Howey (born March 17, 1828 in Swedesboro , Gloucester County , New Jersey , †  February 6, 1893 in Columbia , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benjamin Howey was a nephew of Governor Charles C. Stratton (1796-1859). He received private lessons at times, but also attended the public schools in his home country. From 1847 he worked in Philadelphia in the flour and grain trade. Later he worked in the stone and slate business. In 1862 and 1863 he served in the Union Army during the Civil War . From 1878 to 1881 he was sheriff chief of police in Warren County .

Politically, Howey was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1882 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Henry S. Harris on March 4, 1883 . Since he refused to run again in 1884, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1885 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Benjamin Howey withdrew from politics. He died in Columbia on February 6, 1893.

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SURNAME Howey, Benjamin Franklin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH near Swedesboro , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1893
Place of death Columbia , New Jersey