
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 226 years ago |
Date of birth | March 8,1726 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | August 5,1799 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Years of service | 1740–1799 |
Battles and wars | War of the Austrian Succession |
Job | Politician |
Books | Lord Howe's Signals and Instructions for the Ships of War 1776 (North American Station). |
Arx Herculea servata, quum ab Hispanis simul ac Gallis obsideretur; anno M,DCC,LXXXII. Or, Gibraltar delivered, a poem, in Latin and English. Inscribed to ... Admiral Lord Viscount Howe, and ... General Geo. Aug. Eliott, K. B. [By Philip Thicknesse?] | |
Nationality | British |
Place of burial | St Andrew's Church, Langar, United Kingdom |
Children | Sophia Charlotte Curzon, 2nd Baroness Howe |
Lady Louisa Catherine Howe | |
Lady Maria Juliana Howe | |
Siblings | William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe |
Great grandchild | John Hood Furse |
Daniel Edward Furse | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 491231 |
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe Life story
Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, KG, was a British naval officer. After serving throughout the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of naval descents during the Seven Years' War.