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Jacob Merritt Howard (July 10, 1805 – April 2, 1871) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, and his political career spanned the American Civil War . Howard was a native of Shaftsbury, Vermont, and attended schools in ...
- Catherine Amelia Shaw (1810–1866) (m. 1835–1866)
Jacob Merritt Howard (* 10. Juli 1805 in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont; † 2. April 1871 in Detroit, Michigan) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei und sowohl Abgeordneter des Repräsentantenhauses als auch US-Senator für den Bundesstaat Michigan.
Michigan Senator Jacob Howard was a leading Republican in the Reconstruction Congress. He helped draft and pass the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery. He also served on the Joint Committee on Reconstruction and supported the Civil Rights Act of 1866—our nation’s first major civil right law.
24. Apr. 2024 · Senator Jacob M. Howard (R-MI, 1805–1871) introduced the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment on behalf of the committee in a speech on the Senate floor on May 23, 1866.
Michigan Senator Jacob Howard was a leading Republican in the Reconstruction Congress. He helped draft and pass the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery. He also served on the Joint Committee on Reconstruction and supported the Civil Rights Act of 1866—our nation’s first major civil right law.
As Senator Jacob M. Howard explained, Section Five “enables Congress, in case the State shall enact laws in conflict with the principles of the amendment, to correct that legislation by a formal congressional enactment.”
Jacob Merritt Howard was an abolitionist, a champion of civil rights, and a leading northern politician whose constitutional legacy derived from his advocacy of Radical Republicanism.
