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John Howard (prison reformer)
English prison reformer and philanthropist (1726–1790)
John Howard | |
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John Howard (1789) by Mather Brown | |
| In office 1773–1774 | |
| Born | (1726-09-02)2 September 1726 London, England |
| Died | 20 January 1790(1790-01-20) (aged 63) Kherson, Ukraine, former Russian Empire |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Loidore (d.John howard biography1750s) Henrietta Leeds (m. 1758; died 1765) |
| Children | 1 |
John HowardFRS (2 September 1726 – 20 January 1790) was a philanthropist and early English prison reformer.
Birth and early life
Howard was born in North London, either in Hackney or Enfield.[1] His father, also John, was a wealthy upholsterer at Smithfield Market in the city.
His mother Ann Pettitt,[2] or Cholmley,[3] died when he was five years old, and, described as a "sickly child", he was sent to live at Cardington, Bedfordshire, some fifty miles from London, where his fa