Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe (c. 1700 – 29 March 1735), of Langar Hall, Nottinghamshire, was a British politician and colonial administrator.

Life

His father was Scrope Howe, a Whig Member of Parliament from whom he inherited the viscountcy and the Langar estate in 1713. In 1730 he inherited the Howe baronetcy, which merged with the viscountcy. He was elected Member of Parliament for

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, in 1722. By 1732 he had encountered financial difficulties and the

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suggested he resign his seat and take up the governorship of the West Indian colony of

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which was worth around £7,000 a year. He accepted the duke's advice and from 1733 served as governor of Barbados until dying there of disease in 1735.

Family

In 1719 he married Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, daughter of Johann Adolf von Kielmansegg and Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington, illegitimate daughter of

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, and his mistress Clara Elisabeth von Platen. In March 1720, her naturalisation as a British subject was approved by the House of Lords. Emanuel Howe is probably best known as the father of four sons, three of whom served in the British military and the fourth as a ship's commander. The eldest George Howe, was an innovative army officer, killed at the opening of the Battle of Carillon in 1758. Richard Howe joined the navy, and rose to be an Admiral. William Howe became noted for his part in the capture of Quebec in 1759 and became a prominent soldier. During 1776–1778 his sons William and Richard commanded, respectively, the British army and naval forces in North America during the

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. They simultaneously served as peace commissioners to the

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. Richard Howe later won greater fame on the Glorious First of June in 1794. Thomas Howe commanded ships for the

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and made observations on

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and the hitherto little known

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References

Bibliography

* Syrett, David. ''Admiral Lord Howe: A Biography''. Spellmount, 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount 1700s births 1735 deaths Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Hereditary peers elected to the House of Commons British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 Governors of Barbados Emanuel Younger sons of viscounts