John W. Howe (politician)

John W. Howe (1801 – December 1, 1873) was a Free Soil and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John W. Howe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	John Wilson Farrelly
Succeeded by	Thomas Marshall Howe
Personal details
Born	1801 Maine
Died	December 1, 1873 Rochester, New York
Political party	Free Soil Whig

Biography

Howe was born in Maine in 1801. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Smethport, Pennsylvania, and then to Franklin, Pennsylvania, in 1829 and commenced the practice of law. He also served as justice of the peace.

Howe was elected as a Free Soil candidate to the Thirty-first Congress and reelected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress. He moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania, and later to Rochester, New York, where he died in 1873. Interment in Greendale Cemetery in Meadville.

Sources

• United States Congress. "John W. Howe (id: H000853)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John W. Farrelly	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district 1849 - 1853	Succeeded by Thomas M. Howe