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William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC (10 August 1729 – 12 July 1814), was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brothers who had distinguished military careers.
William Dawson, 1st Viscount Carlow; Francis Smith, 2nd Viscount Carrington; Christopher Wandesford, 1st Viscount Castlecomer; William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine; George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton; Nicholas Saunderson, 1st Viscount Castleton; James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont; George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth
Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 4th Viscount Howe 1st Baron Howe 1726–1799: William Howe 5th Viscount Howe 5th Baron Glenawley 7th Baronet 1729–1814: John Howe 2nd Baron Chedworth 1714–1762: Henry Howe 3rd Baron Chedworth 1716–1781: Hon. Thomas Howe died 1776: Earldom and GB viscountcy extinct: Viscountcy, barony and baronetcy extinct: Hon ...
Viscount Howe (Ire, 1701) Sir Richard Howe 3rd Baronet c. 1651 – 1730: Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe 1648–1713: John Grubham Howe 1657–1722: Charles Howe 1661–1742: Lt.Gen. Emanuel Howe c. 1663 – 1709: Sir James Howe 2nd Baronet c. 1669 – 1736: Baronetcy extinct: Baron Chedworth: John Howe died young: Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe ...
Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 4th Viscount Howe 1st Baron Howe 1726–1799: William Howe 5th Viscount Howe 5th Baron Glenawley 7th Baronet 1729–1814: John Howe 2nd Baron Chedworth 1714–1762: Henry Howe 3rd Baron Chedworth 1716–1781: Hon. Thomas Howe died 1776: Earldom and GB viscountcy extinct: Viscountcy, barony and baronetcy extinct: Hon ...
Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 4th Viscount Howe 1st Baron Howe 1726–1799: William Howe 5th Viscount Howe 5th Baron Glenawley 7th Baronet 1729–1814: John Howe 2nd Baron Chedworth 1714–1762: Henry Howe 3rd Baron Chedworth 1716–1781: Hon. Thomas Howe died 1776: Earldom and GB viscountcy extinct: Viscountcy, barony and baronetcy extinct: Hon ...
8 June – William Tryon, general and Governor of North Carolina and New York (passed 1788) 9 June – Thomas Turner, diarist (passed 1793) 10 August – William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, general (passed 1814) October – Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, born William Johnstone, Scottish advocate, landowner and politician (passed 1805)
William Howe may refer to: William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729–1814), British general during American Revolutionary War; William Howe (architect) (1803–1852), patented Howe truss for covered bridges; William Howe (mayor) (1864–1952), newspaperman in Victoria, Australia; William B. W. Howe (1824–1894), Bishop of South Carolina