Howland
Encyclopedia
Places
In the United States:- Howland, MaineHowland, MaineHowland is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, which was settled in 1818. The city was named for John Howland, one of the passengers on the Mayflower.The population was 1,362 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Howland Township, Trumbull County, OhioHowland Township, Trumbull County, OhioHowland Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Along with Liberty Township, it is one of two urban townships in Trumbull County...
- Howland IslandHowland IslandHowland Island is an uninhabited coral island located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about southwest of Honolulu. The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia and is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United States. Geographically, it is part...
, an uninhabited coral island that is an unorganized territory of the United States - Howland Hook Marine TerminalHowland Hook Marine TerminalThe Howland Hook Marine Terminal is a container port facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey located in northwestern Staten Island in New York City...
, a container port facility on Staten Island, New York City, United States
People
- Ben HowlandBen HowlandBen Howland is an American college head coach of men's basketball.He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and in 2008 signed an extension of his contract to run through 2015. Aggressive man-to-man defense is the trademark of Ben Howland-coached...
, coach of the UCLA men's basketball team - Benjamin HowlandBenjamin HowlandBenjamin Howland was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Tiverton, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, was collector of taxes in 1801, town auditor in 1802, and town moderator in 1805...
, a United States Senator from Rhode Island - Beth HowlandBeth HowlandElizabeth "Beth" Howland , is an American actress who has worked extensively on stage and television. Howland is best known for playing Vera on the sitcom Alice, inspired by the popular Martin Scorsese film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore...
, American stage and television actress - David HowlandDavid HowlandDavid Howland is a Northern Irish professional football midfielder who plays for Glentoran in the IFA Premiership. He has represented his country at under-21 level....
, Northern Irish footballer - Eliza HowlandEliza HowlandEliza Newton Woolsey Howland was an American author and the wife of Union Army officer Joseph Howland.Howland was born in 1835 to a prominent New York City family active in philanthropy and social reform, especially abolitionism and the decent care of the mentally ill...
, American author and the wife of Union Army officer Joseph Howland - Jason HowlandJason HowlandJason Howland is a musical theatre composer, playwright, conductor, music director, and producer. His most notable work has been writing the music for the Broadway musical Little Women.-Biography:...
, American composer - John HowlandJohn HowlandJohn Howland was a passenger on the Mayflower. He was an indentured servant who accompanied the separatists, also called the Pilgrims, when they left England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts...
, an early settler in the United States - Joseph HowlandJoseph HowlandJoseph Howland was an American Union Army general, politician and philanthropist.-Early life:...
, an American Civil War veteran who later served as New York State Treasurer - Oliver Aiken HowlandOliver Aiken HowlandOliver Aiken Howland was a Toronto lawyer and political figure. He represented Toronto South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 and was mayor of Toronto from 1901 to 1902....
, a Toronedward howland to lawyer and political figure in the 19th century - William Bailey HowlandWilliam Bailey HowlandWilliam Bailey Howland , was the editor of The Outlook, publisher of The Independent, and The Countryside Magazine, and president of the Independent Corporation. He was a member of the American Peace Centenary Committee.-Biography:...
, editor of Outlook - William Goldwin Carrington HowlandWilliam Goldwin Carrington HowlandWilliam Goldwin Carrington Howland was a lawyer, judge and former Chief Justice of Ontario, Canada.Howland was born in Toronto and educated at Upper Canada College. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1936, and afterwards enrolled at Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Bar of...
, a lawyer, judge, and Chief Justice of Ontario - William Holmes HowlandWilliam Holmes HowlandWilliam Holmes Howland was Mayor of Toronto from 1886 to 1887.-Biography:Prior to William Holmes Howland becoming Toronto's 25th mayor, he was a businessman who was elected president of the Board of Trade in 1874-1875...
, mayor of Toronto from 1886 to 1887 - William Pearce Howland, second Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, from 1868 to 1873
- Edward William howland Master builder of Mersham near Ashford
Awards
- Howland Memorial PrizeHowland Memorial PrizeThe Henry Howland Memorial Prize at Yale was created in 1915 for a "citizen of any country in recognition of some achievement of marked distinction in the field of literature or fine arts or the science of government." The idealistic quality of the recipient's work is an important factor in his...
, awarded to a "citizen of any country in recognition of some achievement of marked distinction in the field of literature or fine arts or the science of government"