John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth (died 3 April 1742) of

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, Gloucestershire was a British peer and politician. The Lodge at the entrance to Stowell Park - geograph

He was the son of

John Grubham Howe John Grubham Howe (1657–1722), commonly known as Jack Howe, was an English politician. Elected on numerous occasions as Member of Parliament, he made the transition from the Whig to the Tory faction. Early life He was second son of John Grobh ...

, of Stowell, MP and

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. In 1712, he succeeded his father as

Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire The Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire was responsible for the defence of the county of Gloucestershire, England. History As a vice-admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included pr ...

, but was removed from office in 1715. He was a

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, representing the

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in 1727 and then

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from 1729 to 1741. In 1730 he inherited the estates of his cousin

Sir Richard Grobham Howe, 3rd Baronet Sir Richard Grobham Howe, 3rd Baronet (c. 1651–1730), of Little Compton, Withington and Chedworth, Gloucestershire, and Great Wishford, Wiltshire, was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of C ...

in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. On 12 May 1741, he was created Baron Chedworth, but died the following year. He had married, in 1712, Dorothy, the daughter of Henry Frederick Thynne (younger brother of the 1st Viscount Weymouth) of Remnan's, Old Windsor and Sunbury, Middlesex and had 8 sons and 5 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

John Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth John Thynne Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth (18 February 1714 – 9 May 1762) was an English peer and the eldest son of John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth. Education He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School). He lat ...

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*For his father: Year of birth unknown 1742 deaths 1

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