# Benjamin F. Howell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Benjamin_F._Howell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Benjamin_F._Howell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_F._Howell > Source revision: 1344193418 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Benjamin F. Howell |birth_name = Benjamin Franklin Howell |image =Benjamin Franklin Howell.jpg |state = [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey) |district = [3rd](/source/New_Jersey's_3rd_congressional_district) |party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) |term = March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911 |preceded = [Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer](/source/Jacob_Augustus_Geissenhainer) |succeeded = [Thomas J. Scully](/source/Thomas_J._Scully) |birth_date = January 27, 1844 |birth_place = [Cedarville, New Jersey](/source/Cedarville%2C_New_Jersey) |death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|2|1|1844|1|27}} |death_place = [New Brunswick, New Jersey](/source/New_Brunswick%2C_New_Jersey) |spouse = |profession = [Politician](/source/Politician) |resting_place = Christ Cemetery, [South Amboy, New Jersey](/source/South_Amboy%2C_New_Jersey) |footnotes = }} '''Benjamin Franklin Howell''' (January 27, 1844 – February 1, 1933) was an American banker and [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) veteran who served eight terms as a [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) politician, representing {{ushr|New Jersey|3}} in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from 1895 to 1911. ==Early life and education== Born in [Cedarville, New Jersey](/source/Cedarville%2C_New_Jersey), Howell attended the common schools, and graduated from Fort Edward Institute, New York. === Civil War === He enlisted in the [Twelfth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers](/source/12th_New_Jersey_Volunteer_Infantry), in 1862 and served until the close of the war. === Early career === He engaged in mercantile pursuits in [South Amboy, New Jersey](/source/South_Amboy%2C_New_Jersey), 1865 and was named to the Township Committee, and served as Surrogate of [Middlesex County](/source/Middlesex_County%2C_New_Jersey) from 1882 to 1892. He served as president of the People's National Bank of New Brunswick, vice president of the New Brunswick Savings Institution, and was a founder and vice president of the First National Bank of South Amboy (now known as [Amboy Bank](/source/Amboy_Bank)).Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.), 01 Nov. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. Accessed Jan 31, 2019. ==Congress== Howell was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1911. He served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He served as a delegate to the [1896 Republican National Convention](/source/1896_Republican_National_Convention). He served as a member of the United States Immigration Commission 1907–1910. ==Death== He died at the age of 89 at his home in [New Brunswick, New Jersey](/source/New_Brunswick%2C_New_Jersey), February 1, 1933, and was interred in Christ Cemetery, [South Amboy, New Jersey](/source/South_Amboy%2C_New_Jersey).Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1933/02/02/archives/b-f-howell-dies-long-in-congress-former-representative-from-new.html "B. F. HOWELL DIES; LONG IN CONGRESS; Former Representative From New Jersey for 16 Years - Was 89 Years Old. VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR Served Throughout Conflict in Many Important Battles - Once Head of New Brunswick Bank."], ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'', February 2, 1933. Accessed January 30, 2013. "NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. Feb. 1 - Former Representative Benjamin Franklin Howell died here this morning at his home, 32 Union Street, after a month's illness.... After the war, Mr. Howell settled in South Amboy, where he was appointed a member of the Township Committee." ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Benjamin Franklin Howell}} {{Portal|Biography}} {{CongBio|H000857}} *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#R9M0J165I Benjamin Franklin Howell] at [The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard) *{{Find a Grave|5989049|Benjamin Franklin Howell}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box | state=New Jersey| district= 3| district_ord= rd| before= [Jacob A. Geissenhainer](/source/Jacob_A._Geissenhainer) | after= [Thomas J. Scully](/source/Thomas_J._Scully) | years=March 4, 1895-March 3, 1911 }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howell, Benjamin F.}} Category:1844 births Category:1933 deaths Category:People from Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey Category:Politicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey Category:People from South Amboy, New Jersey Category:Union army personnel Category:Republican Party United States representatives from New Jersey Category:19th-century United States representatives --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Benjamin F. Howell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_F._Howell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_F._Howell?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.