Background
Howard, John Raymond was born on May 25, 1837 in Brooklyn. Son of John Tasker and Susan (Raymond) Howard.
Howard, John Raymond was born on May 25, 1837 in Brooklyn. Son of John Tasker and Susan (Raymond) Howard.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Rochester, 1857, A.M., 1860. Instructor Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1858-1859. Traveled and studied in Europe, 1859-1861.
George Merriam, November 8, 1871. Children—Frank Ward, George Merriam, Annie, Etta Spring (deceased), Rossiter, Tasker, John Raymond, Edward Ford (deceased), Carrington, James Merriam. Captain and a.-d.-c. United States Volumes, on staff of General J. C. Fremont, August 1861-August 1863.
Court martial duty, 1863. Division judge advocate General G. A. De Russy’s heavy artillery, to February 1, 1865. Editorial writer, New York Times, Examiner and Chronicle, 1865-1867.
Member public firms J. B. Ford & Company, 1867-1877, Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1877-1905. In Montclair, New Jersey, trustee Free Public Library, president of the board education, board of trustees First Congressional Church, Outlook, Montclair and Tariff Reform clubs.
Member pub.
Married Susan R., d. Children: Frank Ward, George Merriam, Annie, Etta Spring (deceased), Rossiter, Tasker, John Raymond, Edward Ford (deceased), Carrington, James Merriam.