Sir David Howard, 3rd Baronet

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Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Baronet KStJ (born 1945) is an English aristocrat, businessman, and public official.

Early life[edit]

Howard was born on 29 December 1945.[1] His father was Sir Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard, 2nd Baronet (1915–2001) and his mother, Elizabeth Howarth Ludlow.[1] His paternal grandfather was Sir Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet (1886-1967).[1] He graduated from Radley College, a boarding school in Radley, Oxfordshire, and from Worcester College, Oxford, where he received a Masters of Arts degree.[1]

Career[edit]

Business[edit]

He joined the Charles Stanley Group in 1967.[1][2] He was appointed Managing Partner of the firm in 1971, Managing Director in 1988, and Chairman in 1999.[2][3] He stepped down as group chief executive of the business in 2014.[4]

He sits on the Board of Directors of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.[2]

Public service[edit]

He served as an Alderman of the City of London in 1986, Sheriff of the City of London in 1997, and Lord Mayor of London from 2000 to 2001.[1][2][5] He was County Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners in 1990.[1] He also sat on the Board of Trustees of the London Gardens Society.[3]

He became the 3rd Howard baronet of Great Rissington in 2001.[1] He also became a Knight in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in 2000.[1] He also received the Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence of Jordan in 2001.[1]

Personal life[edit]

He married Valerie Picton Crosse on 6 June 1968.[1] They have four children, Caroline Picton Seymour Howard (born 1970), Robert Picton Seymour Howard (born 1971), Victoria Picton Seymour Howard (born 1975), and James Picton Seymour Howard (born 1979).[1]

He had a home in Monkwell Square in London.[1] He is a churchwarden at St Michael's, Cornhill in the City of London.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The Peerage: Sir David Howarth Seymour Howard, 3rd Bt.
  2. ^ a b c d Charles Stanley Group: The Board Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment: Board members
  4. ^ "Charles Stanley CEO Howard to step down after 40 years". 25 September 2014.
  5. ^ Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of London since 1990 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
Civic offices
Preceded by

Lord Mayor of London

2000–2001
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Great Rissington)
2001–present
Incumbent