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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
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Howell, David
Howell, David (father of Jeremiah Brown Howell), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., January 1, 1747; attended Eaton’s Academy, Hopewell, N.J., and was graduated from Princeton College in 1766; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1768 and commenced practice in Providence, R.I.; tutor in Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1766-1769 and professor of natural philosophy 1769-1779; fellow of Brown University 1773-1824; justice of the peace in 1779; justice of the court of common pleas in 1780; Member of the Continental Congress 1782-1785; justice of the State supreme court in 1786 and 1787; attorney general of the State in 1789; appointed by the general assembly to prepare an address to be presented to the President ofthe United States in 1790; secretary of Brown University 1780-1806, professor of law 1790-1824, and acting president of the university in 1791 and 1792; commissioner for settling the boundaries of the United States; district attorney of Rhode Island; judge of the United States District Court for Rhode Island from 1812 until his death in Providence, R.I., July 21, 1824; interment in North Burial Ground.
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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Howell, David," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1338 1339. Original Sources, accessed February 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3HSSVXJEQN9GKG.
MLA: U.S. Congress. "Howell, David." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1338, page 1339. Original Sources. 14 Feb. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3HSSVXJEQN9GKG.
Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Howell, David' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.1338, pp.1339. Original Sources, retrieved 14 February 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H3HSSVXJEQN9GKG.
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