Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet (died 1671) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  from 1654 to 1656.

Howe was the son of John Howe of Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset and his wife Jane Grobham daughter of Nicholas Grobham of Bishop's Lydiard. He was given the manor of Compton Abdale

Compton Abdale

Compton Abdale is a small settlement in Gloucestershire, England. It is near the A40 road, located on the old 'salt way' which ran across the Cotswolds...

, and other estates in Wiltshire by his uncle Sir Richard Grobham. In 1650 he was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire

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In 1654, Howe was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Gloucestershire

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 in the First Protectorate Parliament

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. He was re-elected MP for Gloucestershire in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament

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. He was created Baronet on 22 September 1660.

Howe married Bridget Rich, daughter of Thomas Rich of North Cerney, Master in Chancery. Howe was sucdeeded in the baronetcy

Howe Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Howe, both in the Baronetage of England and both extinct.The Howe Baronetcy, of Cold Barwick in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 June 1660 for George Grobham Howe, Member of Parliament for...

 by his elder son Richard, who was successively MP for Wiltshire, Wilton and Hindon. His younger son John

John Grobham Howe (died 1679)

John Grobham Howe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.Howe was the younger son of Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet and his wife Bridget Rich, daughter of Thomas Rich of North Cerney. In 1659, Howe was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the...

was MP for Gloucestershire.