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Howitt was born in [[Nottingham]], the son of Arthur Gibson Howitt. He was educated at [[Uppingham School]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Harold Howitt – Distinguished accountant who sat on many important tribunals|work=[[The Times]] |date= 2 December 1969|page= 12}}</ref> |
Howitt was born in [[Nottingham]], the son of Arthur Gibson Howitt. He was educated at [[Uppingham School]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Harold Howitt – Distinguished accountant who sat on many important tribunals|work=[[The Times]] |date= 2 December 1969|page= 12}}</ref> |
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"I guess you could say Harold oh how he had a real wit!" - A famous quote Gywn Topham in relation to the great man, 2020<ref>{{Cite news |last=Topham |first=Gwyn |date=2023-10-22 |title=‘We are vital to London and the country’: TfL boss Andy Lord on Ulez, rail funding and HS2 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/22/we-are-vital-to-london-and-the-country-tfl-boss-andy-lord-on-ulez-rail-funding-and-hs2 |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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== Selected publications == |
== Selected publications == |
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Revision as of 02:11, 2 April 2024
Sir Harold Gibson Howitt, GBE, DSO, MC, FCA, JP, DL (5 October 1886 – 30 November 1969) was an English accountant who had a distinguished military career during the First World War and who undertook a long series of important public service commissions. Notable among these was his report on the reorganisation of the British pig industry.[1]
Howitt was born in Nottingham, the son of Arthur Gibson Howitt. He was educated at Uppingham School.[2]
Selected publications
- Development of pig production in the United Kingdom: report of the Advisory Committee on Development of Pig Production in the United Kingdom, HMSO, 1955
References
- ^ Taplin, Walter (23 September 2004). "Howitt, Sir Harold Gibson (1886–1969), accountant". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34028. Retrieved 6 April 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Harold Howitt – Distinguished accountant who sat on many important tribunals". The Times. 2 December 1969. p. 12.
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