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Howard was born at "Belvedere, " in Baltimore County, Md. , in 1752. He was the son of Cornelius and Ruth (Eager) Howard. His ancestor, Joshua Howard, served in the army of James II at the time of Monmouth's Rebellion (1685), and soon after that event emigrated to America, receiving a grant of land in Baltimore County.
Cornelius Howard, a planter, gave his son a good education.
John served throughout the Revolutionary War, starting as captain in the "Flying Camp. " He was commissioned major of the 4th Maryland Regiment on February 22, 1777, lieutenant-colonel of the 5th, March 11, 1778, and was transferred to the 2nd Maryland, on October 22, 1779. He fought at the battles of White Plains, Germantown, Monmouth, and Camden. At the battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, he was particularly distinguished, leading a charge at the critical moment of the conflict. For his conduct in this battle he received a medal and the Thanks of Congress. He had a prominent part at Guilford Court House and Hobkirk's Hill, and at Eutaw Springs, September 8, 1781, he again led a spirited bayonet charge, and was wounded.
After the war Howard held various offices. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, governor of Maryland, 1788-91, and United States senator, 1796-1803. President Washington tendered him in 1795 the position of secretary of war, which he declined; and in 1798 at the time of the prospective war with France, he was recommended by the President for appointment as a brigadier-general. In the War of 1812 he raised a corps of veterans (which, however, was not called into service) and his patriotism was outspoken during the threatened attack on Baltimore in 1814. He was a leader of the Federalists, and candidate for vice-president in their last unsuccessful campaign in 1816. Howard was very wealthy, owning much land now covered by the city of Baltimore.
Howard was highly regarded by his superior officers Washington and Greene, and by the public, and his reputation for chivalry and valor has come down in the lines of "Maryland, my Maryland. " A statue in his honor was erected in Baltimore in 1904. Howard County, Maryland, is named for him, along with Eager Street and Howard Street in Baltimore.
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He married, May 18, 1787, Peggy Oswald Chew, the daughter of Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, of Pennsylvania, and the Howard mansion was the scene of much hospitality. Benjamin Chew Howard was his son.
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