John Eager Howard (June 4, 1752 – October 12, 1827) was an American soldier and politician from Maryland. He was elected as governor of the state in 1788, and served three one-year terms. He also was elected to the Continental Congress, the Congress of the United States and the U.S. Senate. In the 1816 presidential election, Howard received 22 electoral votes for vice president on the Federalist Party ticket with Rufus King. The ticket lost in a landslide.
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4 June 1752 'Belvedere', Baltimore County, Maryland
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Died |
12 October 1827 (aged 75) Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S.
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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