James Robinson Howe

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James Robinson Howe

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New York, New York County, New York, United States
Death: September 21, 1914 (75)
North Salem, Westchester County, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Howe and Ann Elizabeth Howe
Husband of Eveline Howe
Father of James Robinson Howe, II
Brother of John William Howe; Caleb Woodruff Howe; Henry Woodruff Howe; Delia Elizabeth Wood and Amelia Ann Monroe

Occupation: Congressman, businessman
Managed by: James R. Howe VI
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About James Robinson Howe

U.S. Congressman. Successful in the in the dry-goods business, he entered politics and was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, serving (1895-99). Declining to be a candidate for reelection, he was the Register of Kings County, New York, (1900-02) and served as director of several banks until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3891/james-robinson-howe

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James Robinson Howe's Timeline

1839
January 27, 1839
New York, New York County, New York, United States
1881
March 1, 1881
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
1914
September 21, 1914
Age 75
North Salem, Westchester County, New York, United States
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States