Harold Howitt

Sir Harold Gibson Howitt (5 October 1886 – 30 November 1969) was an English accountant who had a distinguished military career during the First World War and who undertook a long series of important public service commissions.

Notable among these was his report on the reorganisation of the British pig industry.

[1] Howitt was born in Nottingham, the son of Arthur Gibson Howitt.

He was educated at Uppingham School.

[2] The main conclusions of the "Howitt Report" were that UK pig farmers should focus on three main breeds: the Welsh pig, British Landrace and the Large White pig in order to compete with European pig farmers.