Background
Howell, John White was born on December 22, 1857 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Martin A. and Abby Lucetta (Stout) Howell.
Howell, John White was born on December 22, 1857 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Martin A. and Abby Lucetta (Stout) Howell.
College City of New York, 1874-1876. Rutgers, 1876-1878, Doctor of Science, 1925. Stevens Institute Technology, 1878-1881, honorary Electrical Engineer, 1899, honorary Doctor of Science, 1932.
Department, Edison Lamp Works, 1881-1893. Became chief engineer Lamp Works of General Electric Company, 1893. Retired 1931; member Research Council of General Electric Company, Schenectady, since 1900.
Member; member of board of managers Howard Savings Institution Trustee Newark Museum Association. Fellow American Institute of Elctrical Engineering.
Married Frederica Burckle Gilchrist, April. Children: Frederica B., John White, Jane Augusta, Cornelia Margaret, Robert G. With engineering.