John Morgan Howard

Who was John Morgan Howard?

John Morgan Howard was a British judge and Conservative Party politician.

He was called to the bar in 1858, became a QC in 1874, and in 1875 was appointed Recorder of Guildford. He contested the Lambeth constituency as a candidate in 1868, 1874 and 1880, and was finally elected Member of Parliament for Dulwich in the 1885 general election.

He resigned from parliament in 1887 on being appointed Judge in the County Court circuit in Cornwall. He died in Torquay.

He married Ann Bowes, daughter of George and Susanna Bowes, on 24 Feb 1857 at St Philip's Church, Dalston, London and they had one daughter, Ellen Theresa Howard.