He voted against the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710. At the 1710 British general election, he was returned again as a Tory for Wiltshire, and was listed as a 'worthy patriot' who helped detect the mismanagements of the previous administration, and a 'Tory patriot' who opposed to the continuance of war. He was appointed to prepare a bill to restructure the Company of Mine Adventurers on 6 April 1711. He was returned again for Wiltshire at the 1713 British general election, and supported the French Commerce bill. In 1714, he promoted a bill for the repair of several Wiltshire highways. Howe was returned for Wiltshire in 1715 and 1722 and consistently opposed the Whig administrations. He did not stand at the 1727 British general election. Death and legacy Howe died on 3 July 1730 and was buried at Great Wishford. He had no children and left his main estates in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire to his cousin John Howe, 1st Baron Chedworth of Somerset. References 1651 births 1730 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Richard Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Wiltshire English MPs 1701 English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707 British MPs 1707–1708 British MPs 1708–1710 British MPs 1710–1713 British MPs 1713–1715 British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Wiltshire