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About Cornelius Howard, Sr.
- John Eager Howard (June 4, 1752 – October 12, 1827) was an American soldier and politician from Maryland. He was elected as governor of the state in 1788, and served three one-year terms. He also was elected to the Continental Congress, the Congress of the United States and the U.S. Senate.[2] He was born in and died in Baltimore County.[2][3] Howard County, Maryland, is named for him.[3]
- He was the son of Cornelius Howard and Ruth (Eager) Howard, of the Maryland planter elite and was born at their plantation "Belvedere," which he inherited after their deaths. Howard grew up in an Anglican slaveholding family. Anglicanism was the established church of the Chesapeake Bay colonies.
- Howard joined the Baltimore lodge of Freemasonry and eventually became a Brother.[3] .... etc.
- John Eager Howard married Margaret ("Peggy") Chew, daughter of the Pennsylvania justice Benjamin Chew.[3] Their first son, George Howard,[3] was born on November 21, 1789 in Jennings House during Howard's term as Governor.
- Howard developed the property "Waverley" at Marriottsville, Maryland for George. George Howard became a politician and was elected as governor forty years after his father's term, and four years after his death.[citation needed] Their second son, Benjamin Chew Howard, was also a prominent politician in Maryland, elected for four terms in the U.S. Congress.[3] A grandson, Francis Key Howard, was a notable figure in Maryland at the start of the American Civil War. .... etc.
- From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eager_Howard _______________________________
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Cornelius Howard, Sr.'s Timeline
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February 26, 1706
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Garrison Forest, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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March 12, 1740
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May 5, 1743
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September 29, 1745
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September 13, 1747
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October 14, 1749
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Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
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June 4, 1752
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Baltimore County, Province of Maryland, (present USA)
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December 2, 1754
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Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
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1756
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