American soldier and statesman, born in Baltimore County, MD, on the 4th of January 1752. He fought in the battle of White Plains, NY, 1776, as captain in a Maryland regiment, and in 1777 distinguished himself at Germantown, where he commanded a regiment. At the battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, Colonel Howard commanded the Continentals, and led them in a bayonet charge which decided the fortunes of the day. At Eutaw Springs he was severely wounded. After the war he was in Congress from 1787 to 1788, and governor of Maryland from 1789 to 1792. From 1795 to 1803 he was United States Senator from Maryland. He died in Baltimore on the 12th of October 1827.
