Benjamin Franklin Howey

Benjamin Franklin Howey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 4th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	Henry S. Harris
Succeeded by	James N. Pidcock
Sheriff of Warren County, New Jersey
In office November 13, 1878 – November 15, 1881
Personal details
Born	March 17, 1828 Pleasant Meadows, New Jersey
Died	February 6, 1893(1893-02-06) (aged 64) Columbia, New Jersey, USA
Resting place	Trinity Church Cemetery, Swedesboro
Party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1862-1863
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Benjamin Franklin Howey (March 17, 1828 – February 6, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1883 to 1885.

Early life and career

Howey was born in Pleasant Meadows, near Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

He engaged in business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a flour and grain commission merchant in 1847 and later in quarrying and manufacturing slate. He served as captain of Company G, Thirty-first Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, from September 3, 1862, to June 26, 1863, and as sheriff of Warren County, New Jersey, from November 13, 1878, to November 15, 1881.

Congress

Howey was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885.

In 1886, Howey would become the Republican candidate for the 1886 New Jersey gubernatorial election, but lose to Robert S. Green.

Death

He died in Columbia, New Jersey, and is interred in Trinity Church Cemetery in Swedesboro.

Electoral History

New Jersey Governor

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Stockton Green	109,939	47.44%	2.49
	Republican	Benjamin Franklin Howey	101,919	43.98%	2.67
	Prohibition	Clinton B. Fisk	19,808	8.55%	6.55
Majority
Total votes			231,666	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• United States Congress. "Benjamin Franklin Howey (id: H000869)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-25
• Benjamin Franklin Howey at The Political Graveyard
• "Benjamin Franklin Howey". Find a Grave. Retrieved March 25, 2009.