Joseph Howland
1834–86
American philanthropist and soldier. Resided at Matteawan, New Jersey, on the Hudson River. Brigadier-general in the Union army during the American Civil War. Treasurer, New York State, 1865–7. Founded the Howland Library; founder and first manager of the Hudson River Hospital for the Insane, 1867.
Source
Howland Cultural Centre, "General Joseph Howland", www.howlandculturalcentre.org/general.php (accessed 26 January 2011).
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