John Morgan Howard

Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1881.

John Morgan Howard (circa. 1832 – 10 April 1891) was a British judge and Conservative Party politician.[1]

He was called to the bar in 1858, became a QC in 1874 and contested the Lambeth constituency in 1868, 1874 and 1880.[2][3] In 1875 he was appointed Recorder of Guildford, and was finally elected Member of Parliament for Dulwich in the 1885 general election.[1][4] He resigned from parliament in 1887 on being appointed Judge in the County Court circuit in Cornwall.[4][5]

He married Ann Bowes (1827– ), daughter of George and Susanna Bowes, on 24 February 1857 at St Philip's Church, Dalston, London. They had one daughter, Ellen Theresa Howard (b. 1858, Islington, London). He died in Torquay on 10 April 1891.[3]

  1. ^ a b "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 13. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  3. ^ a b Obituary, The Times, 11 April 1891.
  4. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 7. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  5. ^ "The Election for the Dulwich Division". The Cornishman. No. 492. 8 December 1887.