Colonel John Eager Howard

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Maryland Society, Sons of the American Revolution

This page is for the Col. John Eager Howard Chapter of the Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution covering the Baltimore City area. All descendants of heroes of the Revolution are welcomed.

John Eager Howard (June 4, 1752 – October 12, 1827) was an American soldier and politician from Maryland. He was elected as governor of the state in 1788 and served three one-year terms. He also was elected to the Continental Congress, the Congress of the United States and the U.S. Senate. In the 1816 presidential election, Howard received 22 electoral votes for vice president on the Federalist Party ticket with Rufus King. The ticket lost in a landslide.

Howard County, Maryland, is named for him, along with Eager Street and Howard Street in Baltimore.

Commissioned a captain at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Howard rose in 1777 to the rank of colonel in the Maryland Line of the Continental Army,[1] fighting in the Battle of White Plains in New York State in 1776 and in the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey in 1778. He was awarded a silver medal by the Confederation Congress for his leadership at the 1781 Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina, during which he commanded the 2nd Maryland Regiment, Continental Army. In September 1781, he was wounded in a bayonet charge at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina. Southern Army commander Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene wrote that Howard was "as good an officer as the world affords. He has great ability and the best disposition to promote the service.… He deserves a statue of gold."

At the conclusion of the war, Colonel Howard was admitted as an original member of The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Maryland when it was established in 1783. He went on to serve as the vice president (1795–1804) and president of the Maryland Society (1804–1827), serving in the latter capacity until his death.

	Officers	Telephone	Email
President	William F. Hoffman, Jr.	410-209-9783	president.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
1st Vice President	Jean S Fugett, Jr. Esq.	410-929-6564	vpresident1.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
2nd Vice President	J. Russell Fugett	301-938-8729	vpresident2.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
3rd Vice President	J. Spencer Leitzel	202-431-6966	vpresident3.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Secretary	Craig Collins-Young		secretary.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Treasurer	John M. Davidson	410-340-0709	treasurer.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Chancellor	Jean S Fugett, Jr. Esq.	410-929-6564	chancellor.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Genealogist	Doug Rocha		genealogist.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Registrar	Doug Rocha		registrar.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Historian	John M. Davidson	410-340-0709	historian.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Chaplain	William F. Hoffman Jr	410-209-9783	chaplain.john-eager-howard@mdssar.org
Chapter Email - John-Eager-Howard@mdssar.org
Annual Meeting - March