John Howland

Sir John Malcom Howland
Sir John Howland
Chairman, Arco Transpolar Investigatory Commission
In office 12 January 1918 – 9 November 1933 (1918-01-12 – 1933-11-09)
Preceded by	Edward Bantam
Succeeded by	Frederick George Austin
Personal details
Born	John Malcolm Howland (1863-01-22)22 January 1863 Chester-on-Moore, Moorden Governorate, Arcerion
Died	9 November 1933(1933-11-09) (aged 70) Kurst, Arcerion
Spouse(s)	Emily Dorchester ( m. after 1904)
Children	Raymond Howland Austin Gibson Howland Ewan Edward Howland Margaret Emily Howland
Education	Royal Arcerion Military Academy
Awards	Order of Arcerion (1906) Officer of the Order of the Kingdom of Carna (1917) Polar Medal with six clasps
Military service
Allegiance	Arcerion
Branch	Arcer Army Arcerion Easthampton Borderers
Service years	1882–1890
Rank	Captain
Wars	Border Wars

Early Years

Military Service

Mountaineering

2nd Lieutenant John Howland, Royal Arcerion Infantry Corps, c. 1883.

Captain John Howland whilst in the field with the Arcerion Easthampton Borderers, during his tenure as OC 'B' Company, 1st Battalion in the 1888 Washakaran contingent.

Arctic Expeditions

Howland's Expedition

John Howland prior to going ashore for the first journey to the North Pole made by a non-indigenous person.

Post-Expeditionary Life

John Howland as Chairman of the Arco Transpolar Investigatory Committee, c.1920.