Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet (c. 1627 – 26 September 1676) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1660 to 1676. Howe was the son of George Howe (d. 1647) of

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, Wiltshire and his wife Dorothy Clarke, daughter of Humphrey Clerke of Woodchurch, Kent. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 19 April 1646.Joseph Jackson Howard, Frederick Arthur Crisp, Maltravers H. Extraordinary ''Visitation of England and Wales, Volume 13''
/ref> In April 1660 Howe was elected

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for Hindon and held the seat until his death in 1676. He was created

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on 20 June 1660. Howe died in 1676 and was buried at Berwick St Leonard. He married Elizabeth Grimston, daughter of Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Croke. Their son

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succeeded to the baronetcy and was also MP for Hindon.

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1620s births 1676 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 Members of Lincoln's Inn {{England-baronet-stub