HOVEY, RICHARD

(1864-1900), an American poet, 6. in Normall, Ill. He graduated from Dart mouth, in 1885, after which he was, first an actor, then a journalist, and finally a lecturer on English literature at Barnard College,in New York City. His best poems are Published in two collections; Along the Trail, 1898 and To the End of the Trail, 1908. He also wrote Songs from Vag a tondi a, 1893, in collaboration with Bli Carman. > HOWARD, old Eng. family; said to ave been settled in Norfolk as far back as X. cent. In XV. cent. Sir Robert H. Married the d. of Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and his s., Sir John H., was in 1483 cr. Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal of England, an office hereditary in the family ever sinee. The first ‘duke was killed at Bosworth and attainted; but his s. Thomas won battle of Flodden, aod regained the dukedom in 1514; third duke was uncle of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, queens of Henry VIITI.; his gs. and succe or m. heire of Arundel earldom, thus bringing that title to the H. family; this duke was afterwards attainted and beheaded for plotting in favor of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1572. The family regained dukedom from Charles II. after the Restoration. Present is 15th duke, and is premier duke of England. The Earls of Effing ham, Suffolk, ahd Car lisle are of Same stock, Amer. playwright; among his plays are bese Mrs. Winthrop and Old Love etters.