HOWELL, John. b. Old Lauriston, Edinburgh 1788; bookbinder in Thistle st. Edin., invented the ‘plough’ for cutting edges of books; polyartist, curiosity dealer and china and picture repairer at 22 Frederick st., then at 110 Rose st. Edin.; broke one of his legs while using a flying machine in Edin.; introduced manufacture of Pompeian plates for dentists; author of An essay on the war-galleys of the ancients. Edin. 1826; The life and adventures of Alexander Selkirk. Edin. 1829; edited The life of Alexander Alexander. Edin. 1830; wrote several of Wilson’s Tales of the Borders. d. 110 Rose st. Edinburgh 4 April 1863. Notes and Queries, 3rd ser. ii 491, iii 19, 78, 379, 4th ser. ii 393, 500.
HOWELL, John (son of Mr. Howell, army packer, Mark Lane). b. London 1807; apprentice to his father; chief clerk to Ellis and Everington, haberdashers, hosiers and silk mercers, 3 St. Paul’s ch. yard, London 1835, admitted a partner 1841, firm became Ellis, Howell & Co. 1857 and in 1871 John Howell & Co. limited, with J. Howell as chairman to his death; gave evidence before three parliamentary committees on laws of limited liability 1851 etc.; author of Partnership-law legislation and limited liability reviewed 1869. d. Rutland house, Kingston on Thames 3 Nov. 1888. Warehouseman and Drapers’ Trade Journal (1888) 345–6, portrait, and 1049–50.
HOWELL, Matthew. b. 14 Feb. 1796; appeared as the child in Pizarro with George Frederick Cooke at Liverpool; made first appearance in London at Sadler’s Wells 1810; played at the Coburg; came out at Drury Lane as harlequin in pantomime of The Flying Chest, Dec. 1823 and was for more than 20 years the recognised harlequin there; last appeared as harlequin at the Marylebone in 1847; played pantaloon some years. d. 1 Dec. 1873.
HOWELL, Sir Thomas (son of Thomas Howell of Clapham common, Surrey). b. London 1802; ed. at Charterhouse 1815–16; in business in London to 1855; director of contracts at War Office 1855–74; knighted at Windsor castle 27 June 1876; author of A day of business in the port of London 1850; A few stray thoughts upon Shakspeare 1867. d. 2 Uplands, St. Leonards-on-Sea 23 April 1883.
HOWELL, Thomas Jones (son of Thomas Bayly Howell 1768–1815, editor of the State Trials). b. 24 Dec. 1793; edited a Complete collection of State Trials vols. 22–33, 1815–26; barrister L.I. 17 May 1822; judge advocate and judge of vice-admiralty court at Gibraltar 1822; sec. to comrs. of colonial inquiry 1830; comr. for West India Islands relief 1832; inspector of factories 1833. d. 6 Eaton place west, London 4 June 1858.
HOWELLS, Rev. John. b. 21 Sep. 1777; C. of Tipton, Staffs. 1803–37; P.C. of Holy Trinity, Coventry 1837 to death; author of A selection of psalms, hymns, anthems and choruses for public and private use. Tipton 1831. d. Coventry 31 Dec. 1856. monu. in Holy Trinity ch. which says d. 1 Jany. 1857. I.L.N. xxxiv, 260 (1859), view of monu.
HOWES, Edward (2 son of Rev. George Howes, R. of Spixworth, Norfolk). b. Spixworth 7 July 1813; ed. at St. Paul’s sch. and Trin. coll. Cam., fellow 1836–42; B.A. 1835, M.A. 1838; barrister L.I. 7 June 1839; chairman of Norfolk quarter sessions 1848; M.P. East Norfolk 1859–68; M.P. South Norfolk 1868 to death; a church estates comr. 4 Aug. 1866; author of King Richard II, Act 3 Sc. 2 with Greek version in Prolusiones Academicæ. Cantab. 1834 pp. 25–29. d. Morningthorpe, Norfolk 26 March 1871.
HOWES, Joseph. Landlord of the Blue Boar and Wellington castle inns, Leicester; on his retirement lived at Evington lodge near Leicester. d. at residence of Mr. Read, Morledge st. Leicester 13 Dec. 1853 in 102 year. Willis’ Current Notes (1856) 27.
HOWIE, Very Rev. James. Dean of Cloyne 17 Jany. 1851 to death; R. of Farriley 23 Oct. 1851. d. Barnabrow house, Cloyne 6 Dec. 1884.
HOWITT, George. b. Old Lenton, Notts. 14 March 1843; fast left-hand, round-arm bowler; went to London 1860; played for Middlesex and then for Notts.; bowled W. G. Grace for a brace of ducks at Neath in 1868; a member of the ground staff at Lord’s 1870; went a voyage to Australia for his health 1880. d. Nottingham 19 Dec. 1881. W. G. Grace’s Cricket (1891) 329.