Henry Anthony Camillo Howard
Encyclopedia
Henry Anthony Camillo Howard (3 March 1913 – 15 October 1977) was a British
journalist, military officer, and colonial
leader in the Caribbean
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and Isabella Giovanna Teresa Gioachina Giustiniani-Bandini. He married Adele Le Bourgeois Alsop, daughter of Reece Denny Alsop, on 11 September 1937. They had five children: Mary Rosalind Howard, Susan Isabella Howard, Joan Dacre Howard, Adele Cristina Sophia Howard, and Charlotte Fell Howard.
and The Economist
. He was a British military officer serving in World War II in the British Somaliland
in the Somaliland Camel Corps
and was in the Colonial Office
as Governor of the British Virgin Islands
from 1954 to 1956 and then as Administrator of Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
from 1956 to 1966.
He was separated from his wife when he would not move back to England. Because he was Catholic he could not get a divorce but began a relationship with a European woman from Saint Kitts
who had her name changed to Howard by deed poll.
United Kingdom
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journalist, military officer, and colonial
Colonial Office
Colonial Office is the government agency which serves to oversee and supervise their colony* Colonial Office - The British Government department* Office of Insular Affairs - the American government agency* Reichskolonialamt - the German Colonial Office...
leader in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
.
Early life and family
Howard was the son of Esme Howard, 1st Baron Howard of PenrithEsme Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith
Esme William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith, GCB, GCMG, CVO was a British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to the United States between 1924 and 1930....
and Isabella Giovanna Teresa Gioachina Giustiniani-Bandini. He married Adele Le Bourgeois Alsop, daughter of Reece Denny Alsop, on 11 September 1937. They had five children: Mary Rosalind Howard, Susan Isabella Howard, Joan Dacre Howard, Adele Cristina Sophia Howard, and Charlotte Fell Howard.
Career
Howard was a journalist for the Financial TimesFinancial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
. He was a British military officer serving in World War II in the British Somaliland
British Somaliland
British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the northern part of present-day Somalia. For much of its existence, British Somaliland was bordered by French Somaliland, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland. From 1940 to 1941, it was occupied by the Italians and was part of Italian East Africa...
in the Somaliland Camel Corps
Somaliland Camel Corps
The Somaliland Camel Corps was a unit of the British Army based in British Somaliland from the early 20th century until the 1960s.Camels are a necessity in East Africa, being as important as ponies are in Mongolia...
and was in the Colonial Office
Colonial Office
Colonial Office is the government agency which serves to oversee and supervise their colony* Colonial Office - The British Government department* Office of Insular Affairs - the American government agency* Reichskolonialamt - the German Colonial Office...
as Governor of the British Virgin Islands
Governor of the British Virgin Islands
The Governor of the British Virgin Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of British Virgin Islands. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
from 1954 to 1956 and then as Administrator of Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was historically an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean Sea. This entity later became a province to the short lived West Indies Federation in 1958...
from 1956 to 1966.
He was separated from his wife when he would not move back to England. Because he was Catholic he could not get a divorce but began a relationship with a European woman from Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island (Saint-Christophe in French) is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean...
who had her name changed to Howard by deed poll.