Harold Howitt

Sir Harold Gibson Howitt, GBE, DSO, MC, FCA, JP, DL (5 October 1886 – 30 November 1969) was an English accountant who had, during the First World War, a distinguished military career and who undertook a long series of important public service commissions. Notable among these was his report on the reorganisation of the British pig industry.[1]

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Howitt was born in Nottingham, the son of Arthur Gibson Howitt. He was educated at Uppingham School.[2]

Selected publications

Development of pig production in the United Kingdom: report of the Advisory Committee on Development of Pig Production in the United Kingdom, HMSO, 1955

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References

Taplin, Walter (23 September 2004). "Howitt, Sir Harold Gibson (1886–1969), accountant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001 (inactive 2020-05-24). Retrieved 6 April 2019.
"Obituary: Sir Harold Howitt – Distinguished accountant who sat on many important tribunals". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 2 December 1969. p. 12.

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[1] Taplin, Walter (23 September 2004). "Howitt, Sir Harold Gibson (1886–1969), accountant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001 (inactive 2020-05-24). Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[times-2] "Obituary: Sir Harold Howitt – Distinguished accountant who sat on many important tribunals". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 2 December 1969. p. 12.