Elias Howell (August 17, 1785 – May 12, 1844) was an American politician who served one-term as a United States Representative from Ohio from 1835 to 1837.
Elias Howell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Harper |
| Member of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office 1830-1832 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1785 New Jersey |
| Died | May 12, 1844 (aged 58) Newark, Ohio |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian |
Biography
editBorn in New Jersey in 1785, he attended the public schools and in 1819 moved to Newark, Ohio.
Political career
editHe was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1830 to 1832 and was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1837.
Later career and death
editHe was not a candidate for renomination, and died near Newark, Ohio in 1844.[1] Howell's son, James Bruen Howell, was a U.S. Senator from Iowa.
References
edit- ^ Elias Howell
- United States Congress. "Elias Howell (id: H000861)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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