U.S. Congressman, Louisiana Governor. He graduated from the College of William & Mary Kentucky, in 1797, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1800, elected as a Republican to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, serving (1807-10). After leaving Congressman, he was appointed Governor of the Territory of Louisiana, serving (1810-12). During the War of 1812, he was appointed a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army in command of the 8th Military Department territory west of the Mississippi River. While on a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, he suddenly fell ill and died. Howard County Missouri, named in his honor.
U.S. Congressman, Louisiana Governor. He graduated from the College of William & Mary Kentucky, in 1797, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1800, elected as a Republican to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, serving (1807-10). After leaving Congressman, he was appointed Governor of the Territory of Louisiana, serving (1810-12). During the War of 1812, he was appointed a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army in command of the 8th Military Department territory west of the Mississippi River. While on a trip to St. Louis, Missouri, he suddenly fell ill and died. Howard County Missouri, named in his honor.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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John Howard
1730–1834
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Mary Preston Howard
1740–1814
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Mary Thomson Mason Howard
1791–1813 (m. 1811)
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Sarah Howard
unknown–1822
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Mary Howard Parker
unknown–1854
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Elizabeth Howard Payne
1766–1820
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Margaretta Preston Howard Wickliffe
1778–1825
Flowers
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