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Jeremiah Brown Howell (August 28, 1771February 5, 1822) was a
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. 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
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in 1793 and commenced practice in Providence. He was a brigadier general in the State militia, and was elected as a
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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
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. Howell's father, David Howell, had been a member of the Continental Congress.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howell, Jeremiah 1771 births 1822 deaths Brown University alumni United States senators from Rhode Island Rhode Island Democratic-Republicans Democratic-Republican Party United States senators People of colonial Rhode Island Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island Burials at North Burying Ground (Providence)