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John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth

d. 1742

Member of the Parliament of Great Britain

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John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth was a British politician.

John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth (died 3 April 1742) of Stowell Park, Gloucestershire was a British peer and politician.

He was the son of John Grubham Howe, of Stowell, MP and Paymaster General. In 1712, he succeeded his father as Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire, but was removed from office in 1715.

He was a Member of Parliament, representing the constituencies of Gloucester in 1727 and then Wiltshire from 1729 to 1741. In 1730 he inherited the estates of his cousin Sir Richard Howe, 3rd Baronet, in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

On 12 May 1741, he was created Baron Chedworth, but died the following year. He had married, in 1712, Dorothy, the daughter of Henry Frederick Thynne (younger brother of the 1st Viscount Weymouth) of Remnan's, Old Windsor and Sunbury, Middlesex and had 8 sons and 5 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son, John Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth.

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Member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 8th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain

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Member of the Parliament of Great Britain

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John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth died on 3 April 1742.

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John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth was a politician.

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· Wikidata: Q6240105

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