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Howe Tavern (College Corner, Ohio), on the National Register of Historic Places Wayside Inn (Sudbury) , originally called the Howe Tavern, part of the Wayside Inn Historic District in Sudbury, Massachusetts
Howe is an English surname. Howe, when derived from the Old Norse: haugr, means hill, knoll, or mound and may refer to a tumulus, or barrow. [1] However, when derived from Old English: hol, it can refer to a hollow or dell. [2] Historically the surname was most commonly found in the Northeast of England and the Orkney and Shetland islands.
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC (10 August 1729 – 12 July 1814), was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brothers who had distinguished military careers.
Earl Howe is a title that has been created twice in British history, for members of the Howe and Curzon-Howe family respectively. The first creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain , was in 1788 for Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe , but it became extinct upon his death in 1799.
Elias Howe Jr. was born on July 9, 1819, to Dr. Elias Howe Sr (1792–1867) and Polly (Bemis) Howe (1791–1871) in Spencer, Massachusetts.Howe spent his childhood and early adult years in Massachusetts, where he apprenticed in a textile factory in Lowell beginning in 1835.
Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, KG (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799) was a Royal Navy officer, politician and peer. After serving throughout the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of naval descents during the Seven Years' War.
Howe was born on 8 April 1947 in the north London area of Holloway.He grew up in a middle-class family apartment with three older siblings, brothers Phillip and John, and sister Stella, [2] the son of Cyril Howe, head chef at The Palmerston, a Bishopsgate restaurant, and his wife Ada. [3]
Julia Ward Howe (/ h aʊ / HOW; [1] May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" as new lyrics to an existing song, and the original 1870 pacifist Mothers' Day Proclamation.