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Scot. and North England [hou] | 1. | E(dgar) W(atson), 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor. |
| 2. | Elias, 1819–67, U.S. inventor of the sewing machine. |
| 3. | Gordon (Gordie ), born 1928, Canadian ice-hockey player. |
| 4. | Irving, 1920–93, U.S. social historian and literary critic. |
| 5. | Julia Ward, 1819–1910, U.S. writer and reformer: author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (wife of Samuel Gridley Howe). |
| 6. | Richard (Earl Howe; “Black Dick”), 1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe). |
| 7. | Samuel Grid⋅ley [grid-lee] , 1801–76, U.S. surgeon and humanitarian. |
| 8. | William, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, British general in the American Revolutionary War. |
| Howe (hou) American inventor and manufacturer who designed early sewing machines (1845 and 1846) and subsequently won patent-infringement suits against a number of manufacturers, including Isaac M. Singer. |
| Howe, Gordon Known as "Gordie." Born 1928. Canadian hockey player. A right wing who played mainly for the Detroit Red Wings (1946-1971), he led the National Hockey League in scoring six times and holds the all-time record for most games played (2,186). |
| Howe, Irving 1920-1993. American social critic and editor who founded the magazine Dissent (1953). |
Howe, Julia Ward 1819-1910.  (click for larger image in new window) American writer and feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement. She wrote "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (published 1862) and edited Woman's Journal (1870-1890). |
| Howe, Richard. Earl Howe. 1726-1799. British admiral who conducted naval operations in America (1776-1778) and defeated the French at Ushant (1794). |
| Howe, Sir William. Fifth Viscount Howe. 1729-1814. British general in America. Although he defeated George Washington in a number of battles, he could not force a surrender and returned to England in 1778. |
