| LC control no. | no2008145360 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Howell, James Bruen, 1816-1880 |
| Variant(s) | Howell, Mr. (James Bruen), 1816-1880 |
| Birth date | 1816-07-04 |
| Death date | 1880-06-17 |
| Place of birth | Morristown (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Keokuk (Iowa) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers Postmasters |
| Found in | In the Senate of the United States. April 27, 1870, 1870: p. 1 (Mr. Howell) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Oct. 3, 2008 (Howell, James Bruen; a Senator from Iowa; b. July 4, 1816; d. June 17, 1880) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed January 26, 2024: (Howell James Bruen, (Son of Elias Howell), a Senator from Iowa; born near Morristown, Morris County, N.J., July 4, 1816; moved with his parents to Newark, Ohio, in 1819; attended the public schools; graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1839; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Newark; moved to Keosauqua, Iowa, in 1841, where he practiced law; owned a newspaper in Keosaugua and, in 1849, moved the newspaper to Keokuk, Iowa; postmaster of Keokuk 1861-1866; frequent, unsuccessful Republican candidate for state and national office; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James W. Grimes and served from January 18, 1870, to March 3, 1871; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate; one of three commissioners of the court of Southern claims appointed by President Ulysses Grant in 1871 to adjust claims for stores and supplies and served until 1880; died in Keokuk, Iowa, June 17, 1880; interment in Oakland Cemetery.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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