Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Baronet

KStJ The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

(born 1945) is an

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aristocrat, businessman, and public official.

Early life

Howard was born on 29 December 1945.The Peerage: Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Bt.
/ref> His father was Sir Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard, 2nd Baronet (1915–2001) and his mother, Elizabeth Howarth Ludlow. His paternal grandfather was

Sir Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet Sir Harold Walter Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet (1886–1967) was an English stockbroker and Liberal politician who served as Lord Mayor of London. Background Howard was born on 8 April 1886. His father was William Albert Howard (1854-1940) and his ...

(1886-1967). He graduated from

Radley College Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley, is a public school (independent boarding school for boys) near Radley, Oxfordshire, England, which was founded in 1847. The school covers including playing fields, a golf course, a lake, and ...

, a boarding school in

Radley Radley is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about northeast of the centre of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Lower Radley on the River Thames. It was part of B ...

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, and from

Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms w ...

, where he received a Masters of Arts degree.

Career

Business

He joined the

Charles Stanley Group Charles Stanley is a UK-based investment management company, providing wealth management services to private clients, charities and smaller institutions. Established in 1792, it was one of the oldest firms on the London Stock Exchange. History ...

in 1967.Charles Stanley Group: The Board
He was appointed Managing Partner of the firm in 1971, Managing Director in 1988, and Chairman in 1999.Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment: Board members
/ref> He stepped down as group chief executive of the business in 2014. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS) and the

Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is a global professional body for those in the financial and investment profession. It offers a range of qualifications and resources for professional development, as well as setting sta ...

Public service

He served as an

Alderman of the City of London The Court of Aldermen forms part of the senior governance of the City of London Corporation. It comprises twenty-five aldermen of the City of London, presided over by the Lord Mayor (becoming senior alderman during his year of office). The Cou ...

in 1986,

Sheriff of the City of London Two sheriffs are elected annually for the City of London by the Liverymen of the City livery companies. Today's sheriffs have only nominal duties, but the historical officeholders had important judicial responsibilities. They have attended the ju ...

in 1997, and

Lord Mayor of London The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powe ...

from 2000 to 2001.Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of London since 1990
He was County Master of the

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in 1990. He also sat on the Board of Trustees of the London Gardens Society. He became the 3rd Howard baronet of

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in 2001. He also became a Knight in the

Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

in 2000. He also received the Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence of Jordan in 2001.

Personal life

He married Valerie Picton Crosse on 6 June 1968. They have four children, Caroline Picton Seymour Howard (born 1970), Robert Picton Seymour Howard (born 1971), Victoria Picton Seymour Howard (born 1975), and James Picton Seymour Howard (born 1979). He had a home in Monkwell Square in

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. He is a churchwarden at

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in the

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References

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