James R. Howe

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

James R. Howe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byThomas F. Magner
Succeeded byMitchell May
Personal details
Born(1839-01-27)January 27, 1839
New York City, New York
DiedSeptember 21, 1914(1914-09-21) (aged 75)
North Salem, New York
Political partyRepublican

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 the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

  • United States Congress. "James R. Howe (id: H000852)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. 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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