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Houston, Peter Scott, son of Armand Joseph Henri Houston PhD, principal lecturer in Chemistry Battersea Coll. of Technology, and Ethel Fairley, d. of Robert Walter Scott, colliery man., of Stanley, Co. Durham; b. 10 Aug. 1933; adm. Sept. 1947 (A); left July 1951; Univ. of Lond., BSc 1954, PhD 1957; CChem FRSC 1970, CEng FIChemE 1971; chemical engineer, Peter Spence & Sons, Widnes, Lancs 1957-61, Chemical Construction (GB) Ltd. 1961-76, dir. 1974; lecturer, Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Surrey 1965-8; dir. of sales and marketing, Sirycon Ltd. 1976-8; chief UK rep., Technip SA, France 1978-83, man. dir. UK 1983-; m. 8 Mar. 1958 Janet Mary, d. of Kenneth Alan Kirk, coal factor, of Reading, Berks; d. 7 Oct. 2006.

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, 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.