John Morgan Howard

John Morgan Howard (abt 1832 – 10 April 1891)[1] was a British judge and Conservative Party politician.

Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1881.

He was called to the bar in 1858, became a QC in 1874, and in 1875 was appointed Recorder of Guildford.[2] He contested the Lambeth constituency as a candidate in 1868, 1874 and 1880,[3] and was finally elected Member of Parliament for Dulwich in the 1885 general election.[1][4]

He resigned from parliament in 1887 on being appointed Judge in the County Court circuit[4] in Cornwall. He died in Torquay.[2]

He married Ann Bowes (1827-), daughter of George and Susanna Bowes, on 24 Feb 1857 at St Philip's Church, Dalston, London and they had one daughter, Ellen Theresa Howard (b. 1858 Islington, London).

References

  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  2. Obituary, The Times, 11 April 1891.
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 13. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 7. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Dulwich
18851887
Succeeded by
Sir John Blundell Maple


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