Frederick Howard (industrialist)

Sir
Frederick Howard
DL JP
John Howard in 1860
Born(1827-09-28)28 September 1827
Bedford, England
Died6 January 1915(1915-01-06) (aged 87)
Bedford, England
NationalityBritish
EducationBedford Modern School
Bedford School

Sir Frederick Howard DL JP (28 September 1827 – 6 January 1915) was a British industrialist who, with his brother James Howard, founded J & F Howard Ironfounders in Bedford.[1]

Life

Frederick Howard was born on 28 September 1827, the youngest son of John and Elizabeth Howard of Caldwell House, Bedford.[2] His parents were nonconformists and he was baptized at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Bedford on 25 October 1827.[3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Bedford School (1839–41).[2]

Howard succeeded his father in his agricultural machinery business in 1851.[2] In partnership with his brother, James Howard, MP, he built the Britannia Iron Works at Bedford in 1857 and established J & F Howard Ironfounders.[2] Howard was knighted in 1895.[2] He was made Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and a JP for Bedford.[2]

In 1851, Frederick Howard married Elizabeth Street; they had at least four daughters and one son, living at 17 Cardington Road in Bedford.[3] Elizabeth Howard predeceased her husband and Howard died in Bedford on 6 January 1915.[3][4] He is buried at Cardington, Bedfordshire.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Harpur Trust 1552-1973, by Joyce Godber, 1973
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Howard, Sir Frederick, (28 Sept. 1827–1915), DL, JP, Bedford and Bedfordshire". Who Was Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U187302. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  3. ^ a b c d "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.