Maj. John Eager Howard, III

John was the son of John Eager Howard, Jr. who died the year after he was born, and Cornelia Read Howard. In 1844 he inherited "Roseland" in Baltimore County from his grandfather, Col. John Eager Howard's brother. In 1847 he fought at the Battle of Chapultepec. Late in 1860 his mother took him to the exclusive McLean Asylum for the Insane outside of Boston where he died two years later and was buried in Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Mass. In Dec of the same year his mother died in Baltimore and was taken to be buried next to her son.

Death of Major John Eager Howard. – Information has reached this city of the death on Tuesday, near Boston, of Major John Eager Howard, a prominent citizen of Baltimore. – Major H. was a man of large means, and a grandson of General John Eager Howard of Revolutionary memory. He was a lawyer by profession, but early relinquished its practice. When the Mexican war broke out he accepted a commission as major of Baltimore volunteers, and throughout the war exhibited a bravery which won for him the respect and esteem of his countrymen. After the war he returned to private life, where he remained. Several years ago his mind became affected, and so continued up to the time of his death. He was a bachelor. The Sun (Baltimore, Md.) Aug. 16, 1862