John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth (died 3 April 1742) was a British peer

Peerage

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 and politician, the son of John Grubham Howe

John Grubham Howe

John Grubham Howe , commonly known as Jack Howe, was an English politician. Elected on numerous occasions as Member of Parliament, he made the transition from the Whig to the Tory faction.-Early life:...

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In 1712, he succeeded his father as Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire, but was removed from office in 1715.

He was a Member of Parliament

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, representing the constituencies of Gloucester

Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1727 and then Wiltshire

Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote...

 from 1729 to 1741. On 12 May 1741, he was created Baron Chedworth, but died the following year. He was succeeded by his son, John Howe, 2nd Baron Chedworth.