Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Howard” in entry howard-john-eager of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
... a member of the Maryland Senate in 1795, and United States Senator from 1796 to 1803.
He was named by Washington for one of his brigadier-generals in 1798.
When Baltimore was threatened in 1814, Howard placed himself at the head of aged men armed for its defence.
He died in Baltimore county, Oct. 12, 1827.
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