Sir Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard, 2nd Baronet (19 October 1915 – 16 March 2001), known as Sir Edward Howard, was an

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businessman and public official who was

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. He served as an Alderman of the City of London. Subsequently, he held the position of Sheriff of the City of London in 1966, and later served as the Lord Mayor of London from 1971 to 1972.

Biography

Early life

Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard was born on 19 October 1915.Sir Edward Howard, Bt
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'', April 20, 2001 His father 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) and his mother, Edith Maud Turner. He attended

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, a boarding school near Rolle,

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, and graduated from Radley College, a boarding school in Radley,

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, and from

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. He served in the

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during the

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Business career

He worked as a stockbroker at the

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. An entrepreneur, he purchased Eucryl, a small company from

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which made tooth powder and turned it into a successful company. From 1971 to 1982, he served as Chairman of the London Rubber Company, later known as

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. Later, he served as Senior Partner and Chairman of

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(), and Chairman of the Advanced Electronics Company Limited.

Public service

He served as an

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. He then served as Sheriff of the City of London in 1966, and as

from 1971 to 1972. He also served as Lieutenant of the City of London from 1976 to 1990. He became the 2nd Howard baronets of

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in 1967. He was appointed a Knight of the

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(KStJ) in February 1972, and became Knight Grand Cross of the

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later the same year.

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Howarth Ludlow on 10 July 1943. They had two sons: *

Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Baronet Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Baronet KStJ (born 1945) is an English aristocrat, businessman, and public official. Early life Howard was born on 29 December 1945. His father was Sir Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard, 2nd Baronet (1915–2 ...

(born 1945). *John Ludlow Seymour Howard (born 1948). They resided in the

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. He did not drink alcohol, and he enjoyed gardening. He died on 16 March 2001.

References

HOWARD, Sir (Hamilton) Edward (de Coucey)
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