Frederick Howard (industrialist)

Sir Frederick Howard

John Howard in 1860
Born (1827-09-28)28 September 1827
Bedford, England
Died 6 January 1915(1915-01-06) (aged 87)
Bedford, England
Nationality United Kingdom
Education Bedford Modern School
Bedford School

Sir Frederick Howard DL JP (28 September 1827 – 6 January 1915) was a British industrialist who, with his brother James Howard, founded J & F Howard Ironfounders in Bedford.[1]

Life

Frederick Howard was born on 28 September 1827, the youngest son of John and Elizabeth Howard of Caldwell House, Bedford.[2] His parents were nonconformists and he was baptized at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Bedford on 25 October 1827.[3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Bedford School (1839–41).[2]

Howard succeeded his father in his agricultural machinery business in 1851.[2] In partnership with his brother, James Howard, MP, he built the Britannia Iron Works at Bedford in 1857 and established J & F Howard Ironfounders.[2] Howard was knighted in 1895.[2] He was made Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and a JP for Bedford.[2]

In 1851, Frederick Howard married Elizabeth Street; they had at least four daughters and one son, living at 17 Cardington Road in Bedford.[3] Elizabeth Howard predeceased her husband and Howard died in Bedford on 6 January 1915.[4][3] He is buried at Cardington, Bedfordshire.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ The Harpur Trust 1552-1973, by Joyce Godber, 1973
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Who's Who".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sir Frederick Howard (1827 - 1915) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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