Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe
Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe (November 1648 – 26 January 1713)[1] was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottinghamshire from 1673 to 1685 and January 1689 to 1691, and from 1710 to 1713.[2]
Life
He was knighted on 11 March 1663, and was created M.A. of Christ Church, Oxford, on 8 September 1665. From March 1673 to July 1698 he sat in parliament as M.P. for Nottinghamshire. Howe was an uncompromising whig. On 5 December 1678 he carried up the impeachment of William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford. In June 1680 Howe, Lord Russell, and others met together with a view to deliver a presentment to the grand jury of Middlesex against the Duke of York for being a papist, but the judges having had notice and dismissed the jury before the presentment could be made. On 23 January 1685 he appeared before the king's bench and pleaded not guilty to an information for speaking against the Duke of York.' Howe made a humble submission, and on the following day the indictment was withdrawn.
He took a part in bringing about the Glorious Revolution, and with the Earl of Devonshire at Nottingham declared for William of Orange in November 1688. In 1693 he was made surveyor-general of the roads, and in the same year was appointed, in succession to Elias Ashmole, comptroller of the accounts of the excise, an office which he appears to have afterwards sold to Edward Pauncfort.
On 16 May 1701, Howe was created Viscount Howe and Baron Glenawley in the Irish peerage, and was succeeded by Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe.[2]
Family
His father, John Grobham Howe, was the MP for Gloucestershire. His brothers were John Grobham Howe, Charles Howe and Emanuel Scrope Howe.[2]
In 1674, he married Lady Anne Manners, the daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland. They had three children:[2]
- John Howe, died young
- Hon. Anabella Howe (1674–1720), married George Golding of Poslingford in 1706
- Margaret Howe, married Capt. Mugg
In 1698, he married Hon. Juliana Alington (d. 10 September 1747), the daughter of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington, by whom he had four children:[2]
- Emanuel Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe (1700–1735)
- Hon. Mary Howe (d. 12 September 1749), married first Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke and second Hon. John Mordaunt
- Hon. Judith Howe (d. 2 July 1780), married Thomas Page of Battlesden, son of Sir Gregory Page, 1st Baronet
- Hon. Anne Howe, married Col. Charles Mordaunt, son of Hon. Lewis Mordaunt and grandson of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt
References
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersH5.htm
- 1 2 3 4 5 Howe, Scrope, first Viscount Howe (1648–1713), politician by David Hosford, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource:
- Attribution
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anthony Eyre Sir Francis Leke |
Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire 1673–1685 With: Sir Francis Leke 1673–1679 John White 1679–1685 |
Succeeded by Sir William Clifton Reason Mellish |
| Preceded by Sir William Clifton Reason Mellish |
Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire 1689–1698 With: Lord Houghton 1689 John White 1689–1690, 1691–1698 William Sacheverell 1690–1691 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Willoughby Gervase Eyre |
| Preceded by John Thornhagh Sir Thomas Willoughby |
Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire 1710–1713 With: William Levinz |
Succeeded by William Levinz Hon. Francis Willoughby |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Viscount Howe 1701–1713 |
Succeeded by Emanuel Howe |