Walter Jack Howell
Sir Walter Jack Howell KCB (16 August 1851[1] – 29 January 1913) was a British civil servant. He was Assistant Secretary to the Marine Department of the Board of Trade.
Howell was born in Marylebone,[2] the eldest surviving son of Valentine Frederick Howell (1825–1882) and his wife, Hannah Probert (1825–1893), daughter of Isaac Probert of Yockleton, Shrewsbury.[3] Walter Howell was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, King's College London, and in France.[4]
Howell was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list,[5][6] and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1907.[7] He was also a Knight Commander of the Order of St Olaf[7] and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (FSS).[3] His offices were in Number 7 Whitehall Gardens (Pembroke House), with his home at Redlynch, Streatham Common.[7] Howell was a witness at the Titanic inquiry after it sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 with huge loss of life.[4]
A portrait of Howell is held by the National Portrait Gallery, London[8] His obituary was published in The Times.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
- ^ 1881 England Census
- ^ a b Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom. 1913. p. 604.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Sir Walter Howell". The Times. No. 40123. London. 31 January 1913. col C, p. 9.
- ^ "Birthday Honours". The Times. No. 36921. London. 10 November 1902. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 27499". The London Gazette. 28 November 1902. p. 8253.
- ^ a b c "Howell, Sir Walter Jack" (subscription required). Who Was Who. A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Sir Walter Jack Howell". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
External links[edit]
- Testimony of Sir Walter J. Howell (Day 21) (Titanic Inquiry Project)
- Testimony of Sir Walter J. Howell, recalled (Day 22) (Titanic Inquiry Project)
- Testimony of Sir Walter J. Howell, recalled (Day 23) (Titanic Inquiry Project)