Background
Howard, Herbert Seymour was born on August 5, 1884 in Buffalo. Son of Clarence Orville and Lucretia Stanley (Barnes) Howard.
Howard, Herbert Seymour was born on August 5, 1884 in Buffalo. Son of Clarence Orville and Lucretia Stanley (Barnes) Howard.
Student United States Naval Academy, 1900-1904, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1906-1909, United States Naval War College, 1927-1928.
Became midshipman, 1904. Promoted through grades to rear admiral, January 2, 1941. Assistant naval attache, London, 1932-1935.
Head Design Division, Bureau Ships, Navy Department, 1941-1942.
Director David Taylor Model Basin, United States Navy, 1942-1946. Retired, 1946; technical consultant Stevens Institute Technology, from 1946.
Member Society Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, American Society Naval Engineers, Naval Institute, Institution of Naval Architects (London), Chi Phi. Clubs: Metropolitan (Washington).
Married Mary Morris McCauley, November 3, 1914. Children: Herbert Seymour, Macauley, Mary Chase.