Robert George Howe

Sir Robert George Howe (born Derby, England, 19 September 1893, died 22 June 1981) was a British diplomat who served as Governor-General of the Sudan from 1947 to 1954.

Education Howe was educated at Derby School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Career

Sixth Royal Dublin Fusiliers Third Secretary at British Embassy, Copenhagen, 1920 Second Secretary, Copenhagen, 1920–1922 Second Secretary, Belgrade, 1922–1924 Second Secretary, Rio de Janeiro, 1924–1926 First Secretary, Rio de Janeiro, 1926 First Secretary, Bucharest, 1926–1929 Foreign Office, 1930–1934 Acting Counsellor at Peking, 1934–1936 Counsellor, Peking, 1936 British Minister in Riga, 1940–1942 British Minister in Abyssinia, 1942–45 Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, 1945 Governor-General of the Sudan, 1947–1955 retired from Diplomatic Service, 1955 Justice of the Peace, Cornwall, 1955–1968 Mayor of Lostwithiel, Cornwall

Family In 1919, Howe married Loveday Mary Hext (1892-1970), and they had one son.

Honours Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1937 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1947 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, 1949