About John Howlett
Lived 1810 – 1877 (aged 66–67). John Howlett was an American politician.
John Howlet (1810–1877) was an American tobacco manufacturer and politician who served one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Howlett was born on October 15, 1810, in Boston. His father, James Howlett, was the owner of a snuff mill in Saugus, Massachusetts. They had six children. He continued the tobacco business until the late 1860s, when he converted the property into a saw mill. In 1871 he sold the mill to Philip P. Hone. He died in 1877.
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Who was John Howlett?
American tobacco manufacturer and politician
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John Howlett was born on 15 October 1810 in Boston.
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John Howlett died in 1877 in Saugus, Massachusetts.
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John Howlett was a politician.
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