Benjamin Howard (Missouri politician)

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Benjamin Howard
3rd Governor of Missouri Territory
In office October 11, 1809 – July 1, 1813
Preceded by	Meriwether Lewis
Succeeded by	William Clark
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district
In office March 4, 1807 – April 10, 1810
Preceded by	John Fowler
Succeeded by	William T. Barry
Personal details
Born	1760 (1760) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 18, 1814(1814-09-18) (aged 53–54) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Education	College of William & Mary

Benjamin Howard (1760 – September 18, 1814) was a congressman from Kentucky, the first governor of the Missouri Territory and a brigadier general in the War of 1812.