Benjamin Chew Howard
Benjamin Chew Howard | |
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portrait by Henry Inman | |
| Born | November 5, 1791 |
| Died | March 6, 1872 (aged 80) |
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| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Gilmor Howard |
| Parent(s) | |
| Relatives | George Howard |
| Position held | united States Representative (1829–1831), member of the Maryland House of Delegates |
Benjamin Chew Howard (November 5, 1791 – March 6, 1872) was a Maryland politician and lawyer. After serving on the city council of Baltimore in 1820 and in both houses of the Maryland legislature, he was a Representative in the United States Congress from 1829 to 1833, and from 1835 to 1839. He was thereafter the fifth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1843 to 1860.