| 词条 | Benjamin Howland |
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|name = Benjamin Howland |jr/sr1 = United States Senator |state1 = Rhode Island |term_start1 = October 29, 1804 |term_end1 = March 4, 1809 |predecessor1 = Samuel J. Potter |successor1 = Francis Malbone |office2 = Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives |term2 = 1810 |birth_date = {{birth date|1755|7|27}} |birth_place = Tiverton, Rhode Island |death_date = {{death date and age|1821|5|1|1755|7|27}} |death_place = Tiverton, Rhode Island |party = Democratic-Republican }} Benjamin Howland (July 27, 1755{{spaced ndash}}May 1, 1821) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Tiverton, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, was collector of taxes in 1801, town auditor in 1802, and town moderator in 1805. He was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1810 and a general in the State militia during the War of 1812. Howland was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel J. Potter and served from October 29, 1804, until March 4, 1809. He died in Tiverton in 1821; interment was in the family lot on his estate. References{{Portal|Rhode Island}}{{CongBio|H000870}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-sen}}{{U.S. Senator box| state= Rhode Island | class=1 | before=Samuel J. Potter| | after=Francis Malbone| | years=1804–1809 | alongside= Christopher Ellery, James Fenner, Elisha Mathewson}}{{s-end}}{{USSenRI}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Howland, Benjamin}} 8 : 1755 births|1821 deaths|People from Tiverton, Rhode Island|American people of the War of 1812|Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives|United States Senators from Rhode Island|Rhode Island Democratic-Republicans|Democratic-Republican Party United States Senators |
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