Robert Wilmot Howard (16 September 1887 – 23 November 1960) was a British Church of England priest and academic, who was Canon Diocesan of Liverpool Cathedral (1943-1945) alongside being Principal of Liverpool College (1929-1945) and later Master of St Peter's Hall, Oxford (later known as St Peter's College) from 1945 to 1955.
[2] He was educated at Monkton Combe School's Junior School before going on to Weymouth College, Trinity College, Cambridge and Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
After ordination in 1912, he was from 1912 to 1915 Tutor to St Aidan's Theological College and became there a chaplain and then Vice-Principal.
He was from 1920 to 1923 Home Education Secretary of the Church Mission Society, from 1924 to 1928 Assistant Master at Eton College, from 1928 to 1945 Headmaster of Liverpool College, 1928-1945, and from 1945 to 1955 Master or St Peter's Hall, Oxford.
Liverpool University holds papers of Robert W. Howard, relating to St Aidan's College from 1919 to 1928.