Richard Howell
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| In office 1793 – 1801 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Henderson |
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| Succeeded by | Joseph Bloomfield |
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| Born | 1753 Newark, Delaware |
| Died | April 28, 1802 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Spouse | Keziah Burr |
Richard Howell (Newark, Delaware, October 25, 1754; died in Trenton, New Jersey, April 28, 1802) was Governor of New Jersey from 1794 to 1802.
Howell was a lawyer and soldier of the early United States Army. He served as captain and later major of the 2nd New Jersey Regiment from 1775 to 1779. He was offered the role of judge advocate of the army, but turned down the appointment to practice law. He was clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1778 to June 3, 1793. He succeeded Thomas Henderson as Governor and served until 1802. Replaced as Governor by Joseph Bloomfield, Howell died the following year. He was the grandfather of Varina Howell, the second wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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| Preceded by Thomas Henderson |
Governor of New Jersey 1793–1801 |
Succeeded by Joseph Bloomfield |
| Governors of New Jersey |  |
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| Livingston • Paterson • Howell • Bloomfield • Ogden • W.S. Pennington • M. Dickerson • Williamson • Vroom • Southard • Seeley • P. Dickerson • W. Pennington • Haines • Stratton • Fort • Price • Newell • Olden • Parker • Ward • Randolph • Bedle • McClellan • Ludlow • Abbett • Green • Werts • Griggs • Voorhees • Murphy • Stokes • Fort • Wilson • Fielder • Edge • Edwards • Silzer • Moore • Larson • Hoffman • Edison • Driscoll • Meyner • Hughes • Cahill • Byrne • Kean • Florio • Whitman • DiFrancesco • McGreevey • Codey • Corzine |
