A professional soldier who served with distinction in America, at both the siege of Louisburg and the capture of Quebec in 1759. He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the first part of the American War of Independence. MP for Nottingham from 1758 to 1780, Governor of Berwick-on-Tweed in 1795, and from 1805 until his death, Governor of Plymouth. One of his older brothers was Admiral Earl Howe, who was responsible for the sea victory the Glorious First of June, in 1794.
Buried at St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham alongside his wife Frances, daughter of Lady Anne Connolly, of Twickenham.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William, 5th Viscount Howe
Commemorated ati
Garden of rest
Holly Road Garden of rest This garden was first laid out for public use in 19...
Other Subjects
2 memorials
David Nelson, VC
Irish born sergeant in the Royal Horse Artillery. Awarded the VC for his heroism on 1 September 1914, age 28, while serving in the Royal Horse Artillery. "During a holding action by his battery an...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. Dempsey
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
1 memorial
J. F. Collins
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
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Thomas Leverton Donaldson
Architect. Born 8 Bloomsbury Square. Co-founder of RIBA. Died at home, 21 Upper Bedford Place.
1 memorial
Bromley old town hall - 1863
Built in 1863 in the centre of Market Square, on the site of the Bromley Market House. This multi-purpose building was funded by Cole-Childs, who had recently bought the local Manor. He was a coal ...
1 memorial
Councillor Saunders Jacobs
Member of the Electric Lighting and Tramways Committee, West Ham, 1905.
1 memorial
Reverend Samuel Bardsley
Instituted as Rector of Christ Church Spitalfields in 1857 and still in place in 1877. At some point he was rector of Finchley and Rural Dean of Highgate. Married to Mary Anne Crofts. A man with t...
1 memorial
Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 2
E14, Hale Street, Tower Hamlets Parks Department depot
See 'Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1' for all the text and names associated with the whole mural.
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