Person    | Male  Born 8/3/1726  Died 5/8/1799

Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

Categories: Armed Forces

Naval officer. Born London. Served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. Died at home in Grafton Street. William, 5th Viscount Howe was his younger brother.

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Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

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