Gorges Edmond Howard (1715–1786) was a miscellaneous Irish writer. He wrote on the law and created literary works.

Biography

Gorges Edmond Howard was the son of Captain Francis Howard (of dragoons) and Elizabeth (born Jackson). He was born in Coleraine on 28 August 1715 and educated at

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's school in

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. Howard became an apprentice in the exchequer at Dublin and after a dalliance with becoming a soldier, he perserevered and became a solicitor. He secured a lucrative business as a solicitor and land agent, and published professional works at his own expense. He failed to achieve notability as a writer and he was satirised by

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for his unsolicited productivity. Jephson invented a mock correspondence between

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and Howard, allegedly encouraged by Lord Townshend. Howard was active in suggesting improvements in Dublin, having some skill as an architect. The freedom of the city was conferred on him in 1766. He died in

in June 1786. His daughter Anne married her second cousin, Hamilton Gorges, and started a branch of the

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that continued to use "Howard" as their middle name.

Selected works

# ''A Collection of Apothegms and Maxims for the Good Conduct of Life, ..'' 1767 # ''Almeyda, or the Rival Kings,'' 1769 # ''The Siege of Tamor,'' 1773 # ''The Female Gamester,'' 1778 # ''Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose,'' 1782Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Gorges Edmond Howard, 1782 Also numerous works on the law.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Gorges Edmond 18th-century Irish lawyers People from Coleraine, County Londonderry 1786 deaths 1715 births 18th-century Irish writers Lawyers from County Londonderry Writers from County Londonderry