Sir Walter Howell
Civil servant
About Sir Walter Howell
Lived 1854 – 1913 (aged 58–59).
Sir Walter Jack Howell (16 August 1851 – 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, the eldest surviving son of Valentine Frederick Howell (1825–1882) and his wife, Hannah Probert (1825–1893), daughter of Isaac Probert of Yockleton, Shrewsbury. Walter Howell was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, King's College London, and in France. and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1907. He was also a Knight Commander of the Order of St Olaf His obituary was published in The Times.
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Who was Sir Walter Howell?
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When was Sir Walter Howell born?
Sir Walter Howell was born in 1854.
When did Sir Walter Howell die?
Sir Walter Howell died on 29 January 1913.
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