His brother, Henry Josiah Howson (1872-1948), also played for South Melbourne in the VFL.

[3] A wingman, Howson played with South Melbourne for four seasons in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) — including the 1896 premiership match loss to Collingwood, in which he played on the wing[4][5] — before he joined their inaugural VFL side in 1897.

He was part of the team's 1899 Grand Final one-point loss to Fitzroy.

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