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Benjamin Howard | |
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3rd Governor of Missouri Territory | |
In office October 11, 1809 – July 1, 1813 | |
Preceded by | Meriwether Lewis |
Succeeded by | William Clark |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1807 – April 10, 1810 | |
Preceded by | John Fowler |
Succeeded by | William T. Barry |
Personal details | |
Born | 1760 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | September 18, 1814 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 53–54)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Education | College of William & Mary |
Benjamin Howard (1760 – September 18, 1814) was a congressman from Kentucky, the first governor of the Missouri Territory and a brigadier general in the War of 1812.