Jeremiah B. Howell Explained

Jeremiah Brown Howell
Jr/Sr:United States Senator
State:Rhode Island
Term Start:March 4, 1811
Term End:March 3, 1817
Predecessor:Elisha Mathewson
Successor:James Burrill, Jr.
Birth Date:28 August 1771
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island
Death Place:Providence, Rhode Island
Party:Democratic-Republican
Resting Place:North Burial Ground
Alma Mater:Brown University
Parents:David Howell (jurist)
Occupation:Lawyer

Jeremiah Brown Howell (August 28, 1771February 5, 1822) was a United States senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he attended private schools, pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the former name of Brown University) at Providence in 1789. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in Providence. He was a brigadier general in the State militia, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1817. On June 17, 1812, he voted against declaring war against Britain, He was not a candidate for reelection. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Fourteenth Congress).

Howell died in Providence in 1822; interment was in North Burial Ground.

Howell's father, David Howell, had been a member of the Continental Congress.