Legislator Details


Jacob Merritt Howard
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 32

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 7/10/1805
City: Shaftsbury, VT
County: Bennington County, VT
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 4/2/1871
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country:
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 4/7/1871
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Catherine; children: Mary, Merritt, Hamilton, Kate, Charles and Jennie. widowed at the time of his death

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion: Congregationalist
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race:

Education:
attended Bennington & Brattleboro; grad. from Williams College, Williamstown, MA., 1830

Biographical Sketch:
He moved to Detroit, 1832; city attorney of Detroit in 1834; attorney general of Michigan 1855-1861;

Notable Facts:
Elected as a Whig to the 27th Congress (3/4/1841-3/3/1843); elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Kinsley S. Bingham. Head of the Committee on the Pacific RR; served on the Judiciary, Military, Private Land Claims and Rebel States and Committees. Funeral serveces were on 4/7/1871

Sessions Served:

Third Legislature, 1838
Chamber: House
Party: Whig
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Education , Banks and Incorporations, Enrollment
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/6/1837
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1838
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

CongBio p.1243; DFP 4/8/1871 p.1; DFP 4/5/1871 p.1; DFP 4/6/1871 p.3; USCen 1850, 1870
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