Howard, Henry Mowbray, 1873-1953

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  • 1843, Aug. 11: Born, Berlin, Prussia
  • 1866 - 1883 : Posted intermittently by British foreign service to Washington, D.C.
  • 1867: Married Cecilia Riggs (died 1907)
  • 1871 - 1875 : Aided in preparation of Treaty of Washington to settle Anglo-American claims Oversaw distribution of payments to United States
  • 1874: Reposted to Hague, Netherlands
  • circa 1875: Served as secretary, Royal Commission on Fugitive Slaves
  • 1883: Posted to Guatemala
  • 1885: Posted to Greece
  • 1886: Posted to Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1887 - 1890 : Posted to Peking, China
  • 1890: Secretary and then minister plenipotentiary, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 1894: Posted to Paris, France
  • circa 1896 - circa 1908 : Served at Hague, Netherlands
  • 1899: Member British delegation, Peace Conference, Hague, Netherlands
  • 1907: Received Order of the Bath
  • 1914 - 1916 : Served as first British minister to the Vatican since 1687
  • 1921, May 4: Died, Rome, Italy

From the guide to the Howard-von Recum Family Papers, 1869-1972, (bulk 1881-1955), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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referencedIn Howard-von Recum Family Papers, 1869-1972, (bulk 1881-1955) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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correspondedWith Howard, Alice Lawrason, 1876-1942 person
correspondedWith Howard, Cecilia Riggs, Lady, 1844-1907 person
associatedWith Howard family. family
correspondedWith Howard, George, 1869-1919 person
correspondedWith Howard, Henry, Sir, 1843-1921. person
correspondedWith Howard, Janet Madeleine Cecilia, 1871-1960 person
correspondedWith Riggs, Alice L., 1840-1927 person
associatedWith Riggs family. family
correspondedWith Riggs, Jane Agnes, 1854-1930 person
associatedWith Von Recum family. family
correspondedWith Von Recum, Franz, 1906-1974 person
correspondedWith Von Recum, Marie Ernestine Howard, Baroness, 1868-1954 person
associatedWith Von Recum, Rudolf Heinrich, Baron, 1861-1944 person
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Hague (Netherlands)
Germany
China
Catholic Church
Great Britain
France
Greece
Guatemala
Denmark
United States
Russia
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Aristocracy (Social class)
Aristocracy (Social class)
Aristocracy (Social class)
Diplomatic and consular service, British
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
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Diplomats
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Birth 1873

Death 1953

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