Nathaniel W. Howell

Nathaniel W. Howell

Nathaniel Woodhull Howell (born January 1, 1770 in Blooming Grove , Colony of Connecticut , † October 15, 1851 in Canandaigua , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1813 and 1815 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nathaniel Woodhull Howell was born in Orange County about five years before the Revolutionary War broke out . In 1788 he graduated from Princeton College . Between 1789 and 1792 he taught in Montgomery . He studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in New York City . Between 1794 and 1796 he was a lawyer in Tioga County and between 1796 and 1851 in Canandaigua. He was Attorney General in West New York between 1799 and 1802 . In 1804 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . Politically he belonged to the Federalist Party .

In the 1812 congressional elections for the 13th Congress , Howell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 21st  constituency of New York , where he became the first representative of the district to serve in the US House of Representatives on March 4, 1813 . He retired from the after March 3, 1815 Congress of.

After his Congress time he was appointed to the Commission in 1817 that the value of the domestic Lock Western Navigation Co. determined. Between 1819 and 1832 he was the First Judge in Ontario County . He died on October 15, 1851 in Canandaigua. His body was interred in West Avenue Cemetery .

Web links

• Nathaniel W. Howell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Nathaniel W. Howell in the database of Find a Grave (English)