James R. Howe

James R. Howe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by	Thomas F. Magner
Succeeded by	Mitchell May
Personal details
Born	(1839-01-27)January 27, 1839 New York City, New York
Died	September 21, 1914(1914-09-21) (aged 75) North Salem, New York
Political party	Republican

James Robinson Howe (January 27, 1839 – September 21, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in New York City, Howe attended the common schools. He was employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store. He moved to Brooklyn in 1870 and engaged in the dry-goods business.

Howe was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1898. Register of Kings County 1900–1902. He served as director of several banks. He died in North Salem, New York, on September 21, 1914. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

• United States Congress. "James R. Howe (id: H000852)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links[]

• James R. Howe at Find a Grave