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

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(1886–1967) and his mother, Edith Maud Turner. He attended

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, a boarding school near

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, and graduated from

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, a boarding school in

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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

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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

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Public service

He served as an Alderman of the City of London. He then served as

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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 Great Rissington in 1967. He was appointed a Knight of the

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(KStJ) in February 1972, and became

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of the

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later the same year. He was also made a Grand Officer in the

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during the State Visit of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in April 1972.Nationaal Archief, archive 2.02.32, dossier 376, registry number 1573.

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Howarth Ludlow on 10 July 1943. They had two sons: * Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Baronet (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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