William Howe

William Howe may refer to:

  • William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729–1814), British general during American Revolutionary War
  • William Howe (architect), patented Howe Truss for covered bridges
  • William Dean Howe (1916–1982), Canadian Member of Parliament
  • William F. Howe (lawyer) (1828–1902), American trial lawyer, founded Howe and Hummel
  • William Francis Howe (1888–1952), American stockbroker and military leader during World Wars
  • William Henry Howe (1846–1929), American painter
  • William T. Howe (born 1835), farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada

Famous quotes containing the words william and/or howe:

    “No hand has been allowed to touch
    The rose I hide,
    Though eyes have looked upon it and desired it.”
    —Unknown. The Thousand and One Nights.

    ErPo. Erotic Poetry; the Lyrics, Ballads, Idyls, and Epics of Love—Classical to Contemporary. William Cole, ed. (1963)

    “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
    He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are
    stored;
    He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;”
    —Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910)