# Benjamin Howard

> Benjamin Howard was a United States representative (congressman), serving in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the bicameral Congress of the United States, from Kentucky, the first governor serving 1809-1813 of the new federal Missouri Territory (1812-1821), with its capital city established at St. Louis, the prosperous wealthy river port town on the west bank of the Mississippi River, and a brigadier general of the United States Army in the War of 1812 (1812-1815).

*First governor of Missouri Territory (1760-1814)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1760
- **Died:** 1814-09-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Benjamin Howard was a United States representative (congressman), serving in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the bicameral Congress of the United States, from Kentucky, the first governor serving 1809-1813 of the new federal Missouri Territory (1812-1821), with its capital city established at St. Louis, the prosperous wealthy river port town on the west bank of the Mississippi River, and a brigadier general of the United States Army in the War of 1812 (1812-1815).

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.8
- **Momentum:** 0.2

## Sources
- [Benjamin Howard (Missouri politician)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Howard_(Missouri_politician))
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