Background
Howard was born in Street Peter"s Parish, Dublin, Ireland, the son of William Howard, a lieutenant in the Dublin City Corps of the Liberty Rangers.
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Charles Howard
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Howard graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with an Master of Arts
Career
In 1836. Howard moved to the diocese of Chester where he was ordained priest, and was curate at Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, and afterwards incumbent of Hambleton. He was then appointed colonial chaplain in South Australia, sailed with Governor Hindmarsh on the HMS Buffalo in July 1836, and arrived at Adelaide on 28 December. A wooden church was afterwards sent out from England, but its frame was so flimsy that Howard decided to have a stone church built.
On 26 January 1838 the foundation stone was laid of the Church of the Holy Trinity on North Terrace, Adelaide.
Foreign nearly a year he was the only clergyman in South Australia and his only religious controversy was with Bishop Broughton who claimed jurisdiction in the province. Howard laboured alone for his church until 1840, when he was joined by the Review
James Farrell, afterwards Dean of Adelaide. In July 1843 Howard became ill, and he was also much worried by a demand for the payment of the debt on the church, for which he had made himself jointly responsible.
Two of Howard"s daughters were married at Trinity Church, by the Bishop of Adelaide, assisted by Review
Farrell (stepfather of the brides) on 22 December 1857. Howard was well suited to his position. Broad-minded, scholarly, earnest and sympathetic, he was devoted to his work.
