Elias Howell

American politician

Elias Howell

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Robert Mitchell
Succeeded by	Alexander Harper
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office 1830-1832

Personal details
Born	(1785-08-17)August 17, 1785 New Jersey
Died	May 12, 1844(1844-05-12) (aged 58) Newark, Ohio
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian

Elias Howell (August 17, 1785 – May 12, 1844) was an American politician who served one-term as a United States Representative from Ohio from 1835 to 1837.

Biography

Born in New Jersey in 1785, he attended the public schools and in 1819 moved to Newark, Ohio.

Political career

He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1830 to 1832 and was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1837.

Later career and death

He was not a candidate for renomination, and died near Newark, Ohio in 1844.^[1] Howell's son, James Bruen Howell, was a U.S. Senator from Iowa.

References

^ Elias Howell

United States Congress. "Elias Howell (id: H000861)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert Mitchell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Succeeded by Alexander Harper