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Colonel '''Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent''' [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] ([[31 May]] [[1849]] &ndash; [[7 April]] [[1908]]), known as '''Howard Vincent''' or '''C. E. Howard Vincent''', was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament]], [[barrister]] and [[police]] official.
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Vincent was born in [[Slinfold]], [[Sussex]], the second son of [[Sir Frederick Vincent, 11th Baronet]], the village's [[rector]]. His brothers included [[Sir William Vincent, 12th Baronet]], [[Claude Vincent]], who became an administrator in [[India]], and the financier and diplomat [[Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount D'Abernon]].
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He was educated at [[Westminster School]] and in November 1866 entered the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. Passing out in 1868, he [[Sale of commissions|purchased a commission]] in the [[23rd Foot]] (later the [[Royal Welch Fusiliers]]).<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=23402|startpage=4063|date=[[21 July]] [[1868]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> He was promoted [[Lieutenant]] in 1871.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=23812|startpage=5868|endpage=5870|date=[[29 December]] [[1871]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=23876|startpage=3197|endpage=3199|date=[[16 July]] [[1872]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> In 1871, he served as a correspondent with the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' in [[Berlin]] and then went on to [[Russia]] to learn the language and study the country's military organisation. In 1872 he began to write articles and lecture at the [[Royal United Services Institution]]. After his regiment was posted to [[Ireland]] later that year, he began to address political meetings on the [[Irish question]], expressing generally [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] views. In 1873, he resigned his commission.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=23995|startpage=3200|date=[[4 July]] [[1873]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>
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On [[3 May]] [[1873]], Vincent enrolled as a student [[barrister]] at the [[Inner Temple]]. In that and the following year he travelled to [[Turkey]] and again to Russia, learning [[Turkish language|Turkish]] (to add to [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]] and [[Italian language|Italian]], which he already knew). He also became an expert on the politics of the [[Near East]]. In 1874, he was commissioned into the [[Royal Berkshire Militia]] as a [[Captain]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=24033|startpage=4906|date=[[11 November]] [[1873]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> He resigned his commission in November 1875,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=24264|startpage=5306|date=[[9 November]] [[1875]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> but a month later was appointed [[Lieutenant-Colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] commanding the 40th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (Central London Rangers),<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=24274|startpage=6355|date=[[10 December]] [[1875]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> again resigning his commission in 1878.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=24581|startpage=3048|date=[[14 May]] [[1878]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> He continued to write on political and military matters.
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He was [[called to the bar]] on [[20 January]] [[1876]] and joined the South-Eastern [[Circuit]] in the [[Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division]], although he never really devoted himself to the law. On the outbreak of the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Turkish War]] in 1877, the ''Daily Telegraph'' sent him to report on the [[Russian Army]], but he was refused permission to accompany the army into the field, as the Russians were suspicious that he spoke Russian and suspected him of being a Turkish sympathiser.
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In 1877 he enrolled as a student at the [[Faculté de Droit]] in [[Paris]] and investigated the [[Prefecture of Police|Parisian police]]. When, later that year, the Metropolitan Police Detective Department was hit by a scandal in which several senior officers were dismissed, Vincent was asked to report on the Paris detective system. This so impressed [[R. A. Cross]], the [[Home Secretary]], that in 1878 he was appointed to the new post of Director of Criminal Intelligence to head the department. Although without the official status of [[Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis|Assistant Commissioner]], this post was equivalent to the two Assistant Commissioners in almost every way. Vincent completely reorganised the department. From 1883 he also edited the ''[[Police Gazette]]''.
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In 1884, however, realising that his police post offered little chance of further advancement, he resigned to enter politics. That year he was also appointed [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] commanding the [[Queen's Westminsters|Queen's Westminster Volunteers]],<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=25322|startpage=970|date=[[26 February]] [[1884]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> holding the post for twenty years until 1904. He was rewarded for his police service by being appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) in 1885. He went on a world tour, in which he was so impressed with the effects of [[British Empire|imperialism]] that he decided to stand for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] (although he had previously tended towards Liberalism). At the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|general election in November 1885]] he defeated [[Samuel Plimsoll]] to win the constituency of [[Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Central]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=25541|startpage=6137|date=[[18 December]] [[1885]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> He remained in Parliament until his death, being returned unopposed in 1889 and 1900, although he had to win the elections of 1886, 1892 and 1906. He also served on [[London County Council]] from 1889 to 1906. He was chairman of the [[National Union of Conservative Associations]] from 1895, chairman of the Conservative Party Publication Committee from 1896, and vice-chairman of the [[Primrose League]] from 1901. He founded the [[United Empire Trade League]] in 1891 and served as its honorary secretary until his death. In 1898 he was appointed to the [[Royal Commission]] organising the [[United Kingdom]]'s participation in the [[Paris Exhibition of 1900]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=26936|startpage=762|endpage=765|date=[[8 February]] [[1898]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> In 1901 he chaired an inquiry into the [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] and the [[Dublin Metropolitan Police]]. He was appointed a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of the [[County of London]] in 1889<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=25928|startpage=2339|date=[[26 April]] [[1889]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> and was granted the honorary rank of [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] in 1894.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=26563|startpage=5933|date=[[23 October]] [[1894]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>

Vincent was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1896<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=26706|startpage=645|date=[[4 February]] [[1896]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> and appointed [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG) in 1898 for his service as British delegate to a conference on [[anarchist]]s in [[Rome]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27091|startpage=3865|date=[[20 June]] [[1899]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> He was selected to command the infantry of the [[City Imperial Volunteers]] in the [[Second Boer War]], but was eventually refused permission to go due to a heart problem. He went in a private capacity anyway, however. He was awarded the [[Volunteer Officers' Decoration]],<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27378|startpage=7471|date=[[19 November]] [[1901]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> and appointed [[Aide-de-Camp]] to the King, and Colonel in the [[Volunteer Force]] in 1901.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27324|startpage=4099|endpage=4100|date=[[18 June]] [[1901]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> He resigned his commission for the final time in 1904, retaining his rank.<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27663|startpage=2117|date=[[1 April]] [[1904]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> He retained his Parliamentary seat until his death on [[7 April]] [[1908]].<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=25609|startpage=3501|date=[[20 July]] [[1886]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=26311|startpage=4310|date=[[29 July]] [[1892]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=26651|startpage=4484|date=[[9 August]] [[1895]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27244|startpage=6773|date=[[6 November]] [[1900]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=27885|startpage=1045|date=[[13 February]] [[1906]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28131|startpage=3078|date=[[24 April]] [[1908]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=28144|startpage=4276|date=[[9 June]] [[1908]]|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>

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Sir C. E. Howard Vincent

Colonel Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent KCMG CB DL (31 May 1849 – 7 April 1908), known as Howard Vincent or C. E. Howard Vincent, was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament, barrister and police official.

Vincent was born in Slinfold, Sussex, the second son of Sir Frederick Vincent, 11th Baronet, the village's rector. His brothers included Sir William Vincent, 12th Baronet, Claude Vincent, who became an administrator in India, and the financier and diplomat Edgar Vincent, 1st Viscount D'Abernon.

He was educated at Westminster School and in November 1866 entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Passing out in 1868, he purchased a commission in the 23rd Foot (later the Royal Welch Fusiliers).[1] He was promoted Lieutenant in 1871.[2][3] In 1871, he served as a correspondent with the Daily Telegraph in Berlin and then went on to Russia to learn the language and study the country's military organisation. In 1872 he began to write articles and lecture at the Royal United Services Institution. After his regiment was posted to Ireland later that year, he began to address political meetings on the Irish question, expressing generally Liberal views. In 1873, he resigned his commission.[4]

On 3 May 1873, Vincent enrolled as a student barrister at the Inner Temple. In that and the following year he travelled to Turkey and again to Russia, learning Turkish (to add to Russian, French, German and Italian, which he already knew). He also became an expert on the politics of the Near East. In 1874, he was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Militia as a Captain.[5] He resigned his commission in November 1875,[6] but a month later was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 40th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (Central London Rangers),[7] again resigning his commission in 1878.[8] He continued to write on political and military matters.

He was called to the bar on 20 January 1876 and joined the South-Eastern Circuit in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, although he never really devoted himself to the law. On the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish War in 1877, the Daily Telegraph sent him to report on the Russian Army, but he was refused permission to accompany the army into the field, as the Russians were suspicious that he spoke Russian and suspected him of being a Turkish sympathiser.

In 1877 he enrolled as a student at the Faculté de Droit in Paris and investigated the Parisian police. When, later that year, the Metropolitan Police Detective Department was hit by a scandal in which several senior officers were dismissed, Vincent was asked to report on the Paris detective system. This so impressed R. A. Cross, the Home Secretary, that in 1878 he was appointed to the new post of Director of Criminal Intelligence to head the department. Although without the official status of Assistant Commissioner, this post was equivalent to the two Assistant Commissioners in almost every way. Vincent completely reorganised the department. From 1883 he also edited the Police Gazette.

In 1884, however, realising that his police post offered little chance of further advancement, he resigned to enter politics. That year he was also appointed Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Queen's Westminster Volunteers,[9] holding the post for twenty years until 1904. He was rewarded for his police service by being appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1885. He went on a world tour, in which he was so impressed with the effects of imperialism that he decided to stand for the Conservative Party (although he had previously tended towards Liberalism). At the general election in November 1885 he defeated Samuel Plimsoll to win the constituency of Sheffield Central.[10] He remained in Parliament until his death, being returned unopposed in 1889 and 1900, although he had to win the elections of 1886, 1892 and 1906. He also served on London County Council from 1889 to 1906. He was chairman of the National Union of Conservative Associations from 1895, chairman of the Conservative Party Publication Committee from 1896, and vice-chairman of the Primrose League from 1901. He founded the United Empire Trade League in 1891 and served as its honorary secretary until his death. In 1898 he was appointed to the Royal Commission organising the United Kingdom's participation in the Paris Exhibition of 1900.[11] In 1901 he chaired an inquiry into the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of London in 1889[12] and was granted the honorary rank of Colonel in 1894.[13]

Vincent was knighted in 1896[14] and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1898 for his service as British delegate to a conference on anarchists in Rome.[15] He was selected to command the infantry of the City Imperial Volunteers in the Second Boer War, but was eventually refused permission to go due to a heart problem. He went in a private capacity anyway, however. He was awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration,[16] and appointed Aide-de-Camp to the King, and Colonel in the Volunteer Force in 1901.[17] He resigned his commission for the final time in 1904, retaining his rank.[18] He retained his Parliamentary seat until his death on 7 April 1908.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]

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  5. ^ "No. 24033". The London Gazette. 11 November 1873. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "No. 24264". The London Gazette. 9 November 1875. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "No. 24274". The London Gazette. 10 December 1875. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "No. 24581". The London Gazette. 14 May 1878. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "No. 25322". The London Gazette. 26 February 1884. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "No. 25541". The London Gazette. 18 December 1885. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "No. 26936". The London Gazette. 8 February 1898. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "No. 25928". The London Gazette. 26 April 1889. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "No. 26563". The London Gazette. 23 October 1894. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "No. 26706". The London Gazette. 4 February 1896. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "No. 27091". The London Gazette. 20 June 1899. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "No. 27378". The London Gazette. 19 November 1901. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "No. 27324". The London Gazette. 18 June 1901. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ "No. 27663". The London Gazette. 1 April 1904. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "No. 25609". The London Gazette. 20 July 1886. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ "No. 26311". The London Gazette. 29 July 1892. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "No. 26651". The London Gazette. 9 August 1895. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ "No. 27244". The London Gazette. 6 November 1900. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ "No. 27885". The London Gazette. 13 February 1906. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "No. 28131". The London Gazette. 24 April 1908. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ "No. 28144". The London Gazette. 9 June 1908. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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