Nathaniel W. Howell
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Nathaniel Woodhull Howell (1770–1851) was a United States Representative
from New York. Born in Blooming Grove
, Orange County
, he graduated from Princeton College in 1788. He taught school in Montgomery, New York
from 1789 to 1792, studied law, was admitted to the bar
and practiced in New York City and in Tioga County
from 1794 to 1796, and in Canandaigua
from 1796 to 1851.
Howell was attorney general for western New York
from 1799 to 1802 and a member of the New York State Assembly
in 1804. He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815. He was appointed a member of the commission to appraise the Western Inland Lock Navigation Co. in 1817, and was the first judge of Ontario County, holding that office from 1819 to 1832. He died in Canandaigua, and was buried in West Avenue Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York. Born in Blooming Grove
Blooming Grove, New York
Blooming Grove is a town in Orange County, New York, USA. The population was 17,351 at the 2000 census.The Town of Blooming Grove is in the central part of the county, located southwest of Newburgh.- History :...
, Orange County
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
, he graduated from Princeton College in 1788. He taught school in Montgomery, New York
Montgomery, New York
Montgomery, New York may refer to:* Montgomery , New York in Orange County* Montgomery , New York in Orange County* Montgomery County, New York...
from 1789 to 1792, studied law, was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
Bar in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas; the process of qualifying to practice law; and the legal profession.-Courtroom division:...
and practiced in New York City and in Tioga County
Tioga County, New York
As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...
from 1794 to 1796, and in Canandaigua
Canandaigua (city), New York
Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census...
from 1796 to 1851.
Howell was attorney general for western New York
Western New York
Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...
from 1799 to 1802 and a member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1804. He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815. He was appointed a member of the commission to appraise the Western Inland Lock Navigation Co. in 1817, and was the first judge of Ontario County, holding that office from 1819 to 1832. He died in Canandaigua, and was buried in West Avenue Cemetery.