The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . ell is a descendant of EdwardHowell, of Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, whoremoved to Boston, Mass., in 1639, and thence to Southamp-ton, Long Island, in 1640. (For complete genealogy see Howells History ofSouthampto n, byGeorge E. Howell.) He received his edu-cation in the publicschools of New Jerseyand at the Mount Ke-tirement Seminary nearDeckertoAvn, and laterentered the Law Depart-ment of the Universityof Michigan, fromAvhich he was graduatedin the class of 1870. Hewas admitted to theXeAV Jersey bar in 1872,and practiced his p
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . ell is a descendant of EdwardHowell, of Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, whoremoved to Boston, Mass., in 1639, and thence to Southamp-ton, Long Island, in 1640. (For complete genealogy see Howells History ofSouthampto n, byGeorge E. Howell.) He received his edu-cation in the publicschools of New Jerseyand at the Mount Ke-tirement Seminary nearDeckertoAvn, and laterentered the Law Depart-ment of the Universityof Michigan, fromAvhich he was graduatedin the class of 1870. Hewas admitted to theXeAV Jersey bar in 1872,and practiced his pro-fession at Newton, N. J.,until 1874, when he re-moved to Newark. Hehas since been pursuinghis profession successfully and with reputation in that has been a member of the law firm of Coult & Howellsince January 1, 1876. Mr. Howell is a member of the Board of Trustees of theNewark Pviblic Library, and a member of the commissionto erect a new City Hall in NoAvark. He is a member ofthe Essex and University Clubs of NoAvark and of the Law-. JAMES E. HOWELL. BIOGRAPHICAL 31 ypis and Iv(i)nblican Clubs of New York City. Since iiisLeiuuvul to Newark lie has beeu greatly iiiteresled iu theNew Jersey Ilistoi-ical (Society, aiid has aided materially iusecuriug for that association its present buildinjj,. He was married, June 18, 1S77. to Minnie J^. Cummins, ofNewton, N. J. They have one child, Thomson llowell, bornDecember 21, 1888. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CRANE, for many years aleading merchant of Newark, later a successful financier,and the chief founder and Iresident of the North ^\ardNational Bank of that city, was the second sou of BenjaminCrane, Esipiire, of IMne Brook, Morris County, who was fort Wfuty-hve years County Judj^e of that county. was an extremely able man, iK)SSessini- great in-lluence with the ])e(i])l( amoni; w Ikuii he liv(^d, and died uni-versally respected in theyear 1864. Benjamin V. CraneAvas Ixuu at the jiarcn-tal home, Iinc ,Mnrris C
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