Howe Browne, Stephen James, brother of Charles Andrew Howe Browne (qv); b. 21 Dec. 1952; adm. Sept. 1966 (R); left July 1970; Manchester Coll. Oxf. 1971-4; a chartered surveyor; d. 1 Nov. 2002.
HOWE, ---; b.; in under school list 1716.
Howe, Bernard William, brother of John Richard Howe (qv); b. 31 Oct. 1910; adm. May 1924 (G); left July 1928; FRICS; a farmer and breeder of pedigree cattle; RE (Forestry) 1940-5 (Capt.); Pres. The Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdom 1984-5; m. 1942 Eileen Mary, d. of J. C. Robinson of Newick, Sussex; d. 2 Apr. 2013.
HOWE, GEORGE AUGUSTUS, 3RD VISCOUNT HOWE (I), second son of Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe (I) MP, and Mary Sophia Charlotte, Lady of Bedchamber to Augusta, Princess of Wales, dau. of Charlotte, Countess of Darlington; b.; aged (8) Nov 1732; left 1735 (but said to have been at Eton Coll. c. 1734); succeeded father as 3rd Viscount Howe (I) 29 Mar 1735; Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 9 Mar 1745; Lieut. and Capt., 9 May 1746; served in Flanders as ADC to Duke of Cumberland 1747; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 1 May 1749; Col. commandant 60th Foot (Royal American Regt. ) 25 Feb 1757 – Sep 1757, 55th Foot from 28 Sep 1757; Brig. -Gen. in North America 29 Dec 1757; second in command of Abercromby’s ill-fated expedition 1758; MP Nottingham from 1747; killed in skirmish with French at Trout Brook, near Ticonderoga, unm. 6 Jul 1758. Monument in North-West Tower, Westminster Abbey. DNB.
HOWE, GEORGE; b.; adm. (aged 7) Mar 1727/8; left 1733.
HOWE, HENRY FREDERICK, 3RD BARON CHEDWORTH, brother of John Thynne Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth (qv); b. 17 Feb 1715 (IGI); adm. (aged 11) Jul 1726; in school list 1729; Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 25 Nov 1731; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 1 Aug 1732, called to bar 25 May 1739; succeeded brother as 3rd Baron Chedworth 9 May 1762; d. unm. 1781 (will proved PCC 11 Dec 1781).
Howe, John Richard, son of Herbert Arthur Howe, solicitor, of Croydon, and Fanny, d. of William Oram of Redhill, Surrey; b. 30 June 1902; adm. Jan. 1916 (G); left July 1919; a civil engineer; LNER 1923-62; m. 1963 Marion Dixon of Wylam; d. 2 Dec. 1994.
HOWE, JOHN THYNNE, 2ND BARON CHEDWORTH, son of John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth, Stowell, Gloucs., and Dorothy, dau. of Henry Frederick Thynne; b. 18 Feb 1714 (IGI); adm. (aged 12) Jul 1726; in school list 1729; Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 25 Nov 1731; Grand Tour (Italy) 1733-4; succeeded father as 2nd Baron Chedworth 3 Apr 1742; Lord Lieut., Gloucestershire, from 15 Nov 1758; m. 1751 Martha, dau. of Col. --- Parker-a-Morley- Long [check]; d. 9 May 1762.
HOWE, RICHARD, son of Rev. Thomas Howe, Rector of Grendon Underwood, Bucks.; bapt. Grendon Underwood 17 Jul 1615 (IGI); adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1631, matr. 28 Nov 1634, aged 19, Westminster Student to 29 Jun 1648, when expelled by Parliamentary Visitors for his “high contempt of the authoritie of Parliament”, reinstated 1660; BA 1635; MA 1638; BD 1660; ordained; Rector of Thruxton, Hampshire 10 Mar 1645/6; d. 9 May 1674. Buried Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
HOWE, RICHARD, 1ST EARL HOWE, brother of George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe (I) (qv); b. 8 Mar 1725/6; adm. Nov 1732; left 1733; went to Eton Coll.; entered Royal Navy on board HMS Pearl 16 Jul 1739; sailed in HMS Severn as far as Cape Horn with Anson 1740; present at attack on La Guaira 18 Feb 1742/3; Lieut., 8 Aug 1745; severely wounded in action with French frigates off west coast of Scotland 1 May 1746; Post Capt., 10 Apr 1746; his capture of the French ship Alcide off the mouth of the St. Lawrence river on 8 Jun 1755 was the beginning of the Seven Years’ War with France; commanded attack on Cherbourg 5 May 1759; distinguished himself at battle of Quiberon Bay 20 Nov 1759; Rear Adm., 18 Nov 1770; Vice-Adm., 7 Dec 1775; Commander-in-Chief, North American Station Feb 1776; co-operated with his brother Sir William Howe against the American colonists, but resigned command 1778 and remained out of employment until fall of North ministry in early 1782; Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet 2 Apr 1782; Adm., 8 Apr 1782; relieved Gibraltar against French and Spanish fleets Oct 1784 (check); Vice-Admiral of England May 1792 – Mar 1796; won brilliant victory of 1 Jun 1794 in command Channel Fleet, capturing seven French ships; Admiral of the Fleet and General of the Marines 12 Mar 1796; presided over court martial of Vice-Adm. Cornwallis Apr 1796; pacified mutineers at Portsmouth May 1797; MP Dartmouth 23 May 1757 – 20 Apr 1782; succeeded brother as 4th Viscount Howe (I) 6 Jul 1758; a Lord of the Admiralty Apr 1763 – Aug 1765; Privy Councillor 26 Jul 1765; Treasurer of the Navy 9 Aug 1765 – Mar 1770; created Viscount Howe (GB) 2 [check] Apr 1782; First Lord of Admiralty Jan – Apr 1783, Dec 1783 – Jul 1788; attacked in parliament and in print for his reductions and reforms; created Earl Howe 19 Aug 1788; received freedom of City of London 6 May 1796; KG 2 Jun 1797; the signalling code was perfected and refined by him; DL Nottinghamshire 1762, Derbyshire 1763; m. 10 Mar 1758 Mary, dau. of Chiverton Hartop, Welby, Leics.; d. 5 Aug 1799. Monument by Flaxman in St. Paul’s cathedral. DNB.