Frederick Howard (industrialist)
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]
Sir Frederick Howard | |
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John Howard in 1860 | |
Born | Bedford, England | 28 September 1827
Died | 6 January 1915 87) Bedford, England | (aged
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Education | Bedford Modern School Bedford School |
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
- The Harpur Trust 1552-1973, by Joyce Godber, 1973
- "Who's Who".
- "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.