Sir Henry Francis Howard GCB (3 November 1809 – 28 January 1898) was a British diplomat who was envoy to several countries.
Career edit
Howard entered the Diplomatic Service in 1828. He was Secretary of the British legation at The Hague 1845–1846[1] and at Berlin 1846–1853;[2] Minister to Brazil 1853–1855;[3] Minister to Portugal 1855–1859;[4] Minister to Hanover 1859–1866;[5] and finally was the last British Minister to the Kingdom of Bavaria 1866–1872[6] (the post was downgraded to chargé d'affaires after Bavaria joined the German Empire).
Howard was appointed CB on 10 February 1863[7] and knighted KCB only three weeks later.[8] He was promoted to GCB after his retirement in 1872.[9]
Family edit
Henry Francis Howard was a descendant of Lord William Howard, younger son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. In 1830 he married the Hon. Sevilla Erskine, daughter of David Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine: they had one daughter before she died in 1835. In 1841 he married Marie Ernestine von der Schulenburg: their elder son Henry Howard also became a diplomat, minister and, with his knighthood, also Sir Henry Howard; their younger son Francis Howard became a general in the British army. Lady Howard (as she had become) died in 1897.
References edit
- HOWARD, Sir Henry Francis, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, retrieved 4 June 2012
- Obituary: Sir H.F. Howard, The Times, 29 January 1898, page 12
- ^ "No. 20461". The London Gazette. 11 April 1845. p. 1112.
- ^ "No. 20608". The London Gazette. 26 May 1846. p. 1938.
- ^ "No. 21440". The London Gazette. 17 May 1853. p. 1397.
- ^ "No. 21798". The London Gazette. 12 October 1855. p. 3757.
- ^ "No. 22326". The London Gazette. 15 November 1859. p. 4077.
- ^ "No. 23061". The London Gazette. 19 January 1866. p. 322.
- ^ "No. 22706". The London Gazette. 10 February 1863. p. 708.
- ^ "No. 22713". The London Gazette. 3 March 1863. p. 1298.
- ^ "No. 23876". The London Gazette. 16 July 1872. p. 3190.
