Robert George Howe

Sir Robert George Howe (born Derby, England, 19 September 1893, died 22 June 1981) was a British diplomat who served as Governor-General of the Sudan from 1947 to 1955.

Education
Howe was educated at Derby School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

Career

 * Sixth Royal Dublin Fusiliers
 * Third Secretary at British Embassy, Copenhagen, 1920
 * Second Secretary, Copenhagen, 1920–1922
 * Second Secretary, Belgrade, 1922–1924
 * Second Secretary, Rio de Janeiro, 1924–1926
 * First Secretary, Rio de Janeiro, 1926
 * First Secretary, Bucharest, 1926–1929
 * Foreign Office, 1930–1934
 * Acting Counsellor at Peking, 1934–1936
 * Counsellor, Peking, 1936
 * British Minister in Riga, 1940–1942
 * British Minister in Abyssinia, 1942–45
 * Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, 1945
 * Governor-General of the Sudan, 1947–1955
 * retired from Diplomatic Service, 1955
 * Justice of the Peace, Cornwall, 1955–1968
 * Mayor of Lostwithiel, Cornwall

Family
In 1919, Howe married Loveday Mary Hext (1892-1970), and they had one son.

Honours

 * Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1937
 * Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1947
 * Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, 1949