John Howland: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
|||
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
=== Military Service === | === Military Service === | ||
==== Mountaineering ==== | ==== Mountaineering ==== | ||
[[File:Young Howland at RAMA.png|thumb|2nd Lieutenant John Howland, Royal Arcerion Infantry Corps, c. 1883. ]] | |||
[[File:Howland Border Wars.jpg|thumb|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. ]] | |||
==== Service in the Border Wars ==== | ==== Service in the Border Wars ==== | ||
== Arctic Expeditions == | == Arctic Expeditions == | ||
| Line 43: | Line 46: | ||
=== Arctic Expedition of 1899 === | === Arctic Expedition of 1899 === | ||
=== Howland's Expedition === | === Howland's Expedition === | ||
[[File:John Howland.jpg|thumb|John Howland prior to going ashore for the first journey to the North Pole made by a non-indigenous person. ]] | |||
==== First Man to Reach the North Pole ==== | ==== First Man to Reach the North Pole ==== | ||
=== Howland-Rickett Expedition === | === Howland-Rickett Expedition === | ||
| Line 48: | Line 53: | ||
=== Expedition of 1914 === | === Expedition of 1914 === | ||
== Post-Expeditionary Life == | == Post-Expeditionary Life == | ||
[[File:Howland post expedition.png|thumb|John Howland as Chairman of the Arco Transpolar Investigatory Committee, c.1920. ]] | |||
=== Arco Transpolar Investigatory Committee === | === Arco Transpolar Investigatory Committee === | ||
=== Personal Life & Family === | === Personal Life & Family === | ||
=== Death and Legacy === | === Death and Legacy === | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 28 March 2022
Sir John Malcom Howland | |
|---|---|
 Sir John Howland | |
| Chairman, Arco Transpolar Investigatory Commission | |
| In office 12 January 1918 – 9 November 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Bantam |
| Succeeded by | Frederick George Austin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Malcolm Howland 22 January 1863 Chester-on-Moore, Moorden Governorate, Arcerion |
| Died | 9 November 1933 (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 | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Arcerion |
| Branch | Arcer Army Arcerion Easthampton Borderers |
| Service years | 1882–1890 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Wars | |
Early Years
Chilhood
Education
Military Service
Mountaineering
Service in the Border Wars
Arctic Expeditions
Arctic Expedition of 1891
Arctic Expedition of 1893
Arctic Expedition of 1899
Howland's Expedition
First Man to Reach the North Pole
Howland-Rickett Expedition
Expedition of 1911
Expedition of 1914
Post-Expeditionary Life
