Stephen Goodwin Howard
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Stephen Goodwin Howard CBE
(1867 – 13 November 1934) was a British Liberal
politician.
in Cambridgeshire
. His family home was at The Moat, Upend
. In 1895 he married Mary Maude Hailey. They a son and two daughters. Their son Stephen Gerald Howard
QC was Conservative
MP
for Cambridgeshire
from 1950-1961.
. He is described as one the area’s principal landowners. Howard also served in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment
achieving the rank of Major.
for the 1918 general election
. Although he was known to be a supporter of prime minister David Lloyd George
he was elected as a Liberal without receiving the coalition coupon. However, once elected, he was one of nine such MPs to accept the Coalition whip
in the ensuing Parliament. Another historian says there were only eight such MPs but still includes Howard in the list. Howard was also one of a very few Liberals to win in a previously Conservative seat in 1918, so strong was the coalition government at that election. He defeated Captain R G Proby, who was standing as a Coalition Unionist
Howard also stood in Sudbury at the 1922 general election
this time as a Lloyd George National Liberal
. However he now faced Tory and Independent Liberal opponents and lost to Herbert Mercer, the Conservative.
. He was sometime Chairman of the Main Roads Committee and of the Roads and Bridges Committee. He also served on the Joint Committee. He was created an Alderman
and became Chairman of the County Council in 1921. Howard was awarded the CBE
in 1918. He was also appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
of Cambridgeshire and served as a Justice of the Peace
.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
(1867 – 13 November 1934) was a British Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
Family
Howard was the son of Stephen Howard of KirtlingKirtling
Kirtling together with Kirtling Green and Kirtling Towers is a scattered settlement in the east of the English county of Cambridgeshire.It is a civil parish with the nearby village of Upend which lies to its north....
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. His family home was at The Moat, Upend
Upend
Upend is a village in the east of the English county of Cambridgeshire....
. In 1895 he married Mary Maude Hailey. They a son and two daughters. Their son Stephen Gerald Howard
Gerald Howard
Sir Stephen Gerald Howard, KC was a British farmer, barrister and judge who was an active National Liberal and later Conservative Party politician...
QC was Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights...
from 1950-1961.
Career
Howard described his profession as a tenant farmer and is recorded as owning land in Kirtling, very near the border with West SuffolkWest Suffolk
West Suffolk was an administrative county of England created in 1889 from part of the county of Suffolk. It survived until 1974 when it was rejoined with East Suffolk. Its county town was Bury St Edmunds....
. He is described as one the area’s principal landowners. Howard also served in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment
Cambridgeshire Regiment
The Cambridgeshire Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the British Army from 1908 to 1961.-Pre 1908:The regiment had its origins in the rifle volunteer corps formed in Cambridgeshire in 1860. By 1880 the volunteer units in the county had amalgamated as the battalion-size 1st...
achieving the rank of Major.
Parliamentary politics
Howard was President of East Cambridgeshire Liberal Association and was then selected as the candidate for the Sudbury Division of SuffolkSudbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Sudbury was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. A parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1559 until it was disenfranchised for corruption in 1844...
for the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
. Although he was known to be a supporter of prime minister David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
he was elected as a Liberal without receiving the coalition coupon. However, once elected, he was one of nine such MPs to accept the Coalition whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
in the ensuing Parliament. Another historian says there were only eight such MPs but still includes Howard in the list. Howard was also one of a very few Liberals to win in a previously Conservative seat in 1918, so strong was the coalition government at that election. He defeated Captain R G Proby, who was standing as a Coalition Unionist
Howard also stood in Sudbury at the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
this time as a Lloyd George National Liberal
National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
The National Liberal Party was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923. It was led by David Lloyd George and was, at the time, separate to the original Liberal Party.-History:...
. However he now faced Tory and Independent Liberal opponents and lost to Herbert Mercer, the Conservative.
Cambridgeshire politics
Howard was a member of Cambridgeshire County CouncilCambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council currently consists of 69 councillors, representing 60 electoral divisions. The Conservative Party has a majority on the council, having gained control in the 1997 local elections...
. He was sometime Chairman of the Main Roads Committee and of the Roads and Bridges Committee. He also served on the Joint Committee. He was created an Alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
and became Chairman of the County Council in 1921. Howard was awarded the CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
in 1918. He was also appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Cambridgeshire and served as a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
.