Sir James Howe, 2nd Baronet
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Sir James Howe, 2nd Baronet (c. 1669 – 19 January 1736) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1698 and to 1705.
Howe was the son of Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet
of Berwick St Leonard, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Grimston, daughter of Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet. His father had been MP for Hindon. He succeeded to the baronetcy
on the death of his father in 1676.
On 25 July 1698, Howe was elected Member of Parliament
for Hindon
. He held the seat until 13 May 1701 when he was unseated on petition. He was re-elected MP for Hindon on18 July 1702 and held the seat until 1705.
Howe died aged 66.
Howe married firstly Elizabeth Nutt, daughter of Edward Nutt of Nackington Kent in 1689. She died in 1691 and he married secondly Elizabeth Stratford, daughter of Henry Stratford of Halling Gloucester in August 1694.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1698 and to 1705.
Howe was the son of Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet
Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet
Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1676....
of Berwick St Leonard, Wiltshire and his wife Elizabeth Grimston, daughter of Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet. His father had been MP for Hindon. He succeeded to the baronetcy
Howe Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Howe, both in the Baronetage of England and both extinct.The Howe Baronetcy, of Cold Barwick in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 June 1660 for George Grobham Howe, Member of Parliament for...
on the death of his father in 1676.
On 25 July 1698, Howe was elected Member of Parliament
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 Hindon
Hindon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
. He held the seat until 13 May 1701 when he was unseated on petition. He was re-elected MP for Hindon on18 July 1702 and held the seat until 1705.
Howe died aged 66.
Howe married firstly Elizabeth Nutt, daughter of Edward Nutt of Nackington Kent in 1689. She died in 1691 and he married secondly Elizabeth Stratford, daughter of Henry Stratford of Halling Gloucester in August 1694.