Sir Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet

Sir Harold Walter Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet (1886–1967) was an English stockbroker and Liberal politician who served as Lord Mayor of London.

Background Howard was born on 8 April 1886. His father was William Albert Howard (1854-1940) and his mother, Elizabeth Mary Seymour. He became a Knight Commander in the Order of Christ of Portugal and a Knight of Grace in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Ten months later, in December of that year, he became Sir Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet of Great Rissington.

Career He was a Director of Home and Foreign Securities Corporation. In September 1930 he was adopted by Chippenham Liberal Association as their prospective parliamentary candidate. Chippenham was regarded by the Liberal party as a good prospect, given that their candidate in 1929 had come second, only 1,731 votes behind the winning Conservative. At the time Howard was also living in Corsham, which was a part of the constituency. Electorate 36,282

In May 1938 Howard agreed to stand again for parliament at the 1938 Barnsley by-election as a Liberal candidate in support of the National Government. Barnsley had last been won by a Liberal at the 1931 General Election. Following the Liberal split of that year, the Barnsley Liberal Association had supported its MPs decision to join the Liberal National breakaway. The Barnsley Conservative Association had chosen not to run candidates of their own and instead support Liberal National candidates. However, Labour had easily regained the seat in 1935. Howard received Conservative support and might have hoped to re-gain the seat but was well beaten; Election box begin | title=1938 Barnsley by-election