Benjamin Chew Howard

Benjamin Chew Howard
portrait by Henry Inman
Born	5 November 1791  Baltimore County
Died	6 March 1872  (aged 80) Baltimore
Alma mater	Princeton University
Occupation	Politician, lawyer
Spouse(s)	Jane Gilmor Howard
Parent(s)	John Eager Howard  Peggy Chew Howard
Family	George Howard
Position held	United States representative, member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Benjamin Chew Howard (November 5, 1791 – March 6, 1872)^[1] was a Maryland politician and lawyer. After serving on the city council of Baltimore in 1820 and in both houses of the Maryland legislature, he was a Representative in the United States Congress from 1829 to 1833, and from 1835 to 1839. He was thereafter the fifth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1843 to 1860.