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Sir Robert Howard
Robert Howard may refer to: Entertainment * Robert Howard (playwright) (1626–1698), English playwright and politician * Robert Boardman Howard (1896–1983), American muralist and sculptor * Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), fantasy writer, creator of Conan the Barbarian * Bob Howard (singer) (1906–1986), American jazz pianist and vocalist * Robert Howard ("Dr. Robert", born 1961), British pop star and member of the Blow Monkeys Politics * Robert Howard (Royalist) (1585–1653), Royalist commander and M.P. * Robert Danvers (1624–1674), aka Robert Howard, English politician * Robert Howard, 2nd Earl of Wicklow (1757–1815), Anglo-Irish politician and peer * Robert Howard (unionist) (1845–1902), British-born American labor union leader and politician * Robert Mowbray Howard (1854–1928), English official * Rob Howard (politician) ( fl. 2009), Canadian politician Religion * Robert Howard (bishop) (1670–1740), Anglican prelate in the Church of Ireland * Robert Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Howard (playwright)
Sir Robert Howard (January 1626 – 3 September 1698) was an English playwright and politician. He fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Life He was born the 6th son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire and his wife Elizabeth. As the 18-year-old son of a Royalist family, he fought at the battle of Cropredy Bridge and was knighted for the bravery he showed there. In the years after the English Civil War his royalist sympathies led to his imprisonment at Windsor Castle in 1658. After the Restoration, he quickly rose to prominence in political life, with several appointments to posts which brought him influence and money. He was Member of Parliament for Stockbridge in the Cavalier Parliament (1661 to 1679) and for Castle Rising (1679 to 1681 and 1689 to 1698), and believed in a balance of parliament and monarchy. All his life he continued in a series of powerful positions; in 1671 he became secretary to the Treasury, and in 1673 auditor of the Exchequer. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Howard (American Swimmer)
Robert Howard (born July 8, 1996) is an American former competitive Swimming (sport), swimmer who specialized in the sprint Freestyle swimming, freestyle events. He represented the DC Trident in the International Swimming League. Early life Robert Howard was born July 8, 1996, in Alexander City, Alabama, as the son of Scott and Beverly and Bob Howard. Howard attended Benjamin Russell High School and swam for Auburn Aquatics. He was a two-time USA Scholastic All-American in 2013 and 2014 and swam collegiately at The University of Alabama from 2015 to 2019. College career 2016 As a freshman for the Tide, Howard placed 12th in the 100-yard Freestyle swimming, freestyle (43.78), 15th in the 50-yard Freestyle swimming, freestyle (19.90) and 30th in the 200-yard Freestyle swimming, freestyle (1.37.74) at the 2016 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships. He was also a member of the 3rd place 400-yard Freestyle swimming, freestyle relay. At the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert ('Nosey Bob') Howard
Robert Rice Howard (known as "Nosey Bob" Howard) (''c''. March 1832 – 3 February 1906) was an Australian executioner. He was employed as a hangman for the colony of New South Wales from 1875, initially as an assistant hangman. Howard held the position of senior executioner from 1877 until he retired in 1904. Throughout a career spanning twenty-eight years, Robert Howard assisted or supervised the execution of sixty-two persons in New South Wales. Howard had a facial disfigurement, resulting in the loss of his nose, that occurred while working as a cabman in the mid-1870s. His missing nose and lengthy high-profile career as an executioner led to him being generally known, in newspapers and common parlance, as 'Nosey Bob'. Biography Early life Robert Rice Howard was born in about March 1832 in the village of Marham in county Norfolk, England, to Henry Howard and Mary Ann (''née'' Rice).Family records, Ancestry.com. His father worked as a coachman and Robert followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lesarian Howard
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
