Benjamin Franklin Howey (March 17, 1828 – February 6, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented

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's 4th congressional district in the

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for one term from 1883 to 1885.

Early life and career

Howey was born in Pleasant Meadows, near Swedesboro,

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. He engaged in business in

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as a flour and grain commission merchant in 1847 and later in quarrying and manufacturing slate. He served as captain of Company G, Thirty-first Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, from September 3, 1862, to June 26, 1863 and as sheriff of

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, from November 13, 1878, to November 15, 1881.

Congress

Howey was elected as a Republican to the

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, serving in office from March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885.

Death

He died in

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, and is interred in Trinity Church Cemetery in Swedesboro.

External links

Retrieved on 2009-03-25
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* 1828 births 1895 deaths People from Swedesboro, New Jersey People of New Jersey in the American Civil War Burials in New Jersey Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey 19th-century American politicians {{NewJersey-politician-stub