Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk
Charles Henry George Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, 13th Earl of Berkshire, GC, FRS, FRSE (2 March 1906 – 12 May 1941) was an English bomb disposal expert who was also an earl in the Peerage of England, belonging to the ancient Howard family. He was styled Viscount Andover until 1917. He is most famous for being responsible for rescuing a team of French nuclear scientists and transporting the entire world stockpile of heavy water from France to Britain in the face of the imminent French defeat in 1940. He was known by the nicknames Mad Jack, Wild Jack or just Jack and although he was generally referred to in aristocratic circles as Suffolk, he was better known in the workaday world as Jack Howard (more officially Charles Howard).
The Right Honourable The Earl of Suffolk | |
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| Preceded by | Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk |
| Succeeded by | Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Henry George Howard 2 March 1906 |
| Died | 12 May 1941 (aged 35) |
| Spouse |
Mimi Forde Pigott (m. 1934) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk Margaret Howard, Countess of Suffolk |
| Relatives | See Howard family |
| Education | Royal Naval College, Osborne Radley College |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Awards | George Cross |
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