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Charles Robert Howell | |
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.jpg) From 1953'sPocket Congressional Directory of the 83rd Congress. | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Frank A. Mathews, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Frank Thompson |
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1944-1947 | |
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| Born | April 23, 1904 |
| Died | July 5, 1973 (aged 69) Trenton, New Jersey, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charles Robert Howell (April 23, 1904 inTrenton, New Jersey – July 5, 1973 in Trenton, New Jersey) was an AmericanDemocratic Partypolitician who representedNew Jersey's 4th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives for three terms from 1949 to 1955.
Howell was born inTrenton, New Jersey on April 23, 1904. He attended theTrenton Public Schools and graduated fromHoosac School inHoosick, New York. He was a student atPrinceton University in 1923 and 1924 and took special courses at theUniversity of Pennsylvania in 1936 and 1937.
Howell worked as an insurance broker in Trenton from 1928 to 1954. He was elected to theNew Jersey General Assembly in 1944, reelected in 1945, and served until 1947.
Howell was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the two succeeding Congresses, serving in office from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1955. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1954, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate, losing by a narrow margin toClifford P. Case. He was appointed New Jersey State Commissioner of Banking and Insurance in February 1955, serving until March 1, 1969. He was a delegate-at-large to the1956 Democratic National Convention.
Howell died in Trenton on July 5, 1973.[1] His remains were cremated, and the ashes scattered at sea offPoint Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 4th congressional district January 3, 1949-January 3, 1955 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of theNew Jersey Democratic State Committee 1953 – 1954 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Democratic Nominee for theU.S. Senate (Class 2) fromNew Jersey 1954 | Succeeded by |
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