David Howard
David Howard (1839–1916), chemical manufacturer
1839 born in Tottenham, Middlesex, the third of four sons of Robert Howard, chemical manufacturer, of Stratford, London.
Studied at the Royal College of Chemistry, London
1860 joined as a partner the well-established chemical manufacturing business Howards and Sons.
David Howard's uncle, J. E. Howard, did much original research on the chemistry of cinchona alkaloids, and he himself pursued the same line of enquiry. He became an acknowledged authority in this field, publishing a number of papers in the Journal of the Chemical Society from 1871.
1865 he married Anna Dora (b. 1843/4), daughter of John Jowitt of Leeds. They had two sons, both of whom became directors of Howards & Sons
1903 David Howard succeeded his father as chairman and there followed a period of rapid growth.
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