| Birth: | Jun. 4, 1752
Baltimore County
Maryland, USA | | Death: | Oct. 12, 1827
Baltimore County, USA | 
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer, Continental Congressman, US Senator. In July 1776, he accepted a Captaincy in the 2nd Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp and was sent to White Plains, New York, where he battled the British. He distinguished himself with leadership and bravery at Germantown, the Battle of Camden, and the Battle of Cowpens. Congress voted him a medal and he became known as the “Hero of Cowpens”. At the conclusion of the war, he returned to Baltimore and was a Delegate to the Continental Congress, Governor of Maryland, and US Senator. In the War of 1812, he helped organize the defenses of Baltimore City. In 1816, he was candidate for Vice President of the United States. (bio by: Christos Christou Jr.)
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Parents:
Cornelius Howard (1706 - 1777)
Ruth Eager Howard (1721 - 1796)
Spouse:
Margaret Oswald Chew Howard (1760 - 1827)
Children:
George Howard (1789 - 1846)*
Benjamin Chew Howard (1791 - 1872)*
Charles Howard (1802 - 1869)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for John Howard | | | Burial:
Old Saint Pauls Cemetery
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Christos Christou Jr.
Record added: Jul 19, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5623743 |
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sniksnak
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER AND PATRIOT. MY 4TH GREAT GRANDFATHER MAJOR HENRY SMITH, NORTH CAROLINA LINE (MILITIA) SERVED UNDER THE COMMAND OF JOHN HOWARD AT THE BATTLE OF COWPENS, SC.
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Tom Fagart
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