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| Howard, John. Adm. pens. (age 19) at ST JOHN'S, Sept. 23, 1784. [Only] s. of John, Esq., of Cardington, Beds. [the philanthropist] (by his 2nd wife Henrietta, dau. of Edward Leeds, Sergeant-at-law, of Croxton, Cambs.). B. [Mar. 27, 1765]. Schools, Daventry and Nottingham. Matric. Michs. 1784. Kept five terms by residence. His mother died a few days after his birth, and his father spent so much time travelling and inspecting prisons, both at home and abroad, that the son was left to the care of bad servants, one of whom, named Thomasson, exercised a deplorable influence over the boy: 'even when living with the father in London, the two companions joined in riotous Saturnalia, visiting cyder cellars, gaming places, and night resorts of the most infamous kind.' The son contracted habits of vice which ruined his health and affected his brain. In 1783 or 1784 he was put under the care of a Dr Blacklock in Edinburgh. When he entered St John's he was practically insane, and had delusions; he accused more than one person of attempting to poison him, and he also conceived a ferocious hatred for his old companion, Thomasson. His father being abroad, his uncles removed him to Cardington, where he was put under the charge of keepers. On his return home, his father would not for some time consent to send him to a regular asylum; but at length the young man became an inmate of a well-known institution at Leicester under the care of Dr Arnold. There he remained, an incurable maniac, until his death, Apr. 26, 1799, aged 34. Buried at Cardington beside his mother. M.I. there. See James Baldwin Brown, Memoirs of the Life of John Howard, 412, which exonerates the father from blame. (St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 315; G. Mag., 1799, I. 351.) | John HOWARD Approx. lifespan: 1765–1799 age 19 pens. St John's College adm1784:09:23 only s. of John HOWARD, Esq. of Cardington, Bedfordshire , [the philanthropist] (by his 2nd wife Henrietta ) dau. of Edward LEEDS Sergeant-at-Law of Croxton, Cambridgeshire , . b. 1765:03:27 Sch: Daventry School [Daventry], [Northamptonshire], ? Sch: Nottingham Nottingham, [Nottinghamshire], Matric. 1784:10MT: Kept five terms by residence His mother died a few days after his birth, and his father spent so much time travelling and inspecting prisons, both at home and abroad, that the son was left to the care of bad servants, one of whom, named Thomasson, exercised a deplorable influence over the boy: "even when living with the father in London , the two companions joined in riotous Saturnalia, visiting cyder cellars, gaming places, and night resorts of the most infamous kind." The son contracted habits of vice which ruined his health and affected his brain. In 1783, or 1784 he was put under the care of a Dr Blacklock in Edinburgh, [Scotland], When he entered St John's he was practically insane, and had delusions; he accused more than one person of attempting to poison him, and he also conceived a ferocious hatred for his old companion, Thomasson. His father being abroad, his uncles removed him to Cardington, [Bedfordshire], where he was put under the charge of keepers. On his return home, his father would not for some time consent to send him to a regular asylum; but at length the young man became an inmate of a well-known institution Leicester, [Leicestershire], under the care of Dr Arnold. There he remained, an incurable maniac, until his death; d. 1799:04:26 aged 34 bur. Cardington, [Bedfordshire], beside his mother MI there ^ Cardington, [Bedfordshire], See James Baldwin Brown, Memoirs of the Life of John HOWARD , 412, which exonerates the father from blame ( St John's College Adm ., IV. 315; G. Mag . 1799, I. 351) |