Henry Howorth (ca. 1746-11 May 1783) was an English

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and Member of Parliament (MP). The father of Henry Howorth was a cleric, Henry Robert Howorth, of Maesllwch in

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and his great-uncle was

Humphrey Howorth Sir Humphrey Howorth (c.1684–1755), of Maesllwch Castle, Radnorshire, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 33 years from 1722 to 1755. Howorth was the son of Humphrey Howorth and a daughter of Char ...

. He attended Westminster School, was admitted to

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in October 1764 and

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in May 1769. In 1780, Howorth was appointed recorder at Abingdon,

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, and was also appointed

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. He was elected to House of Commons from the Abingdon constituency in 1782. A keen sailor, he drowned on 11 May 1783 in the River Thames near his house at Mortlake. He had succeeded John Mayor as MP for the seat, Mayor having resigned it in December 1782 for reasons that are unclear. Howorth was unmarried but left a bequest to four illegitimate children born of Mary Chippendale. He was succeeded as MP for Abingdon by

Edward Loveden Loveden Edward Loveden Loveden (ca. 1749/1751–1822) was an English Member of Parliament (MP), sometimes described as a Whig but often not voting with that party. Life The date of birth of Edward Loveden Loveden, whose birthname was Edward Loved ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howorth, Henry (barrister) 1740s births 1783 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London British MPs 1780–1784 English barristers Members of Lincoln's Inn Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom