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Houston, Robert Scott, brother of Peter Scott Houston (qv); b. 7 Oct. 1937; adm. Sept. 1950 (A); left July 1954; Chelsea Coll., Univ. of Lond., BSc 1959; CChem MRIC; ICI Organic Chemicals, sales 1961-5, purchasing and marketing 1966-78, marketing dir. Petrochemicals 1979-87, chmn. Asean Group, Malaysia, 1988-; m. 1st, 1960 Anne Rosemary, d. of P. Watkinson, master confectioner; 2nd, 1983 Carol Rosalind, d. of A. Beckett, coal merchant; d. 2018.

Houstoun, Hugo Henry, son of Wallace Charles Houstoun, of Hyde Park, by Mary Isabella, eldest daughter of Sir Alexander Matheson, Bart.; b. July 14, 1883; adm. April 23, 1896 (R); left July 1898; m. Nov. 30, 1915, the Hon. Maisie Annabelle Dundas, eldest daughter of Henry, 5th Viscount Melville.

The Hove Shirley Press was established in 1933. It was bombed during World War Two (https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/99/a2857999.shtml), but continued to operate until 1997, when the company was dissolved.

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HOWARD, ---; b.; at school 1660-1 (Busby’s Account Book).

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Howard, Anthony Michell, son of Rev. Canon William Guy Howard, Vicar of Epsom, Surrey, and Janet Rymer, d. of Edwin Hogg of Cricklewood; b. 12 Feb. 1934; adm. Sept. 1946 (B); left July 1952; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1952, BA 1955, MA 1960; Pres. Oxford Union, Trinity 1955; called to the Bar, Inner Temple 1956, but did not practise; political correspondent, Reynolds News 1958-9; editorial staff, Manchester Guardian 1959-61; political correspondent, New Statesman 1961-4; Whitehall correspondent, The Sunday Times 1965; Washington correspondent, The Observer 1966-9; asst. ed., New Statesman 1970-2, ed. 1972-8; ed., The Listener 1979-81; dep. ed., The Observer 1981-8; presenter and reporter, Sky News and BBC TV 1989-92; chief political book reviewer, The Sunday Times 1990-2004; obituaries ed., The Times 1993-99, weekly columnist 1999-2005; hon. LLD Nottingham 2001, hon DLitt Leicester 2003; m. 1965 Carol Anne Gaynor; d. 1 Dec. 2010.

HOWARD, CECIL ARTHUR, brother of Cosmo Gordon Howard (qv); b. 7 Sep 1855; adm. 26 Sep 1867 (James'); left Aug 1869; Gentleman Cadet, Royal Artillery 14 Nov 1873; Lieut., 19 Aug 1875; Capt., 13 Jun 1884; Maj., 25 May 1892; d. 5 Jun 1910.

HOWARD, COSMO GORDON, eldest son of Cosmo Richard Howard, Gloucester Place, Portman Square, London, and Meliora Louise, dau. of Bury Hutchinson, Russell Square, London; b. 25 Oct 1851; adm. 26 Jan 1865 (James'); QS 31 Jan 1867; left Apr 1869; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 29 Apr 1869, matr. Mich. 1869; “formerly Lieut. ” (1881 Census); m. 24 Jul 1873 Sophia Roby, dau. of James Gillman, Wimbledon Park Road.