James R. Howe

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James R. Howe, New York Congressman

James Robinson Howe (January 27, 1839 - September 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in New York City, Howe attended the common schools. He was employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store. He moved to Brooklyn in 1870 and engaged in the dry-goods business.

Howe was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898. Register of Kings County 1900-1902. He served as director of several banks. He died in North Salem, New York, on September 21, 1914. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

James R. Howe at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

James R. Howe at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas F. Magner	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th congressional district 1895–1899	Succeeded by Mitchell May

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Name	Howe, James Robinson
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 27, 1839
Place of birth
Date of death	September 21, 1914
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