William Tudor Howell

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William Tudor Howell (19 October 1862 – 3 October 1911) was a Welsh barrister and Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Denbigh Boroughs between 1895 and 1900.{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-howell/index.html|title=Mr William Howell (Hansard)|website=api.parliament.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=20 October 2018}}

Howell was born in Pwllheli, the son of the Archdeacon David Howell,{{Cite news|url=http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3792733/3792738/26/|title=Wm. Tudor Howell, Esq., The New Conservative Candidate For Denbigh Boroughs|date=14 April 1894|work=Denbighshire Free Press|access-date=20 October 2018|issue=680|page=5|via=Welsh Newspapers Online}} Dean of St David's (he was the vicar of Pwllheli at the time of his son's birth). His mother was Anne Powell who was from Pencoed.{{Cite ODNB|title=Howell, David [pseud. Llawdden] (1831–1903), dean of St David's|year=2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-34024|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/34024}}

He was educated at Wrexham Grammar School, Shrewsbury School and New College, Oxford where he graduated with a BA in 1885.

He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in January 1887.  He worked in chambers in London and he also had a practice in South Wales.

He was on the council of the Cymmrodorion{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/transactionshon06englgoog/page/n21|title=The transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion|year=1898|pages=xv|via=Internet Archive}} and also a member of the London Welsh Committee for the defence of the Welsh Church. He was regarded as an excellent public speaker.

After the resignation of the sitting Conservative MP, George Thomas Kenyon, at the 1895 General election, Howell stood as the Conservative candidate in the constituency of Denbigh Boroughs. However, at the 1900 General Election, Howell decided that he would not seek re-election and Kenyon agreed to stand again.{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19000919/132/0005|title=Mr Tudor Howell MP|date=19 September 1900|work=The Yorkshire Post|access-date=20 October 2018|issue=16610|page=5|url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}

After giving up his seat Howell returned to his work as a barrister. According to the 1901 Census he was living in Brighton and married to Louise May a 30-year-old woman born in Nice, France;"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJQ-YPK : 8 April 2016), William T Howell, Brighton, Sussex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing West Brighton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. they eventually had two children. Around 1911, he bought a ranch by Kootenay Lake, near Nelson, British Columbia in Canada. He died shortly after on 3 October 1911.{{London Gazette |issue=28658 |date=29 October 1912 |page=7984 }}{{Cite web|url=https://russellbanner.newspaperarchive.com/russell-banner/1911-10-19/page-14/|title=Ex-British MP Dies|date=19 October 1911|website=Russell Banner Newspaper Archives|page=14|language=en|access-date=20 October 2018}}