| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | 1722 – 15 May 1732 |
Family and Education
b. c. 1699, 1st surv. s. of Scrope Howe, M.P., 1st Visct. Howe [I], by Juliana, da. of William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington [I]. m. 8 Apr. 1719 (with £5,000 and £1,500 p.a.), Maria Sophia Charlotte, da. of Charlotte Sophia, Countess of Darlington, mistress of George I and w. of John Adolph, Baron von Kielmansegge, 6s. 4da. suc. fa. 26 Jan. 1713.
Offices Held
Gov. Barbados 1732 – d.
Address
Main residence: Langar, Notts.
biography text
Howe was the son of a former Whig M.P. for Nottinghamshire, for which he himself was returned in 1722, after an expensive contest, and again in 1727, this time unopposed. He appears to have acted with the opposition Whigs, voting against the Administration on the Hessians in 1730 and the army in 1732. In the latter year, to repair his finances, which had not recovered from the contest of 1722, he gave up his seat and on Newcastle’s recommendation1Howe to Newcastle, 14 May and 7 Aug. 1732, Add. 32687, ff. 451, 462. was appointed governor of Barbados worth ‘a good £7,000 a year’,2Sir Robt. Worsley to Sir Rich. Worsley, 24 Nov. 1721, Worsley mss. where he died 29 Mar. 1735.
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