Howe was a Parliament who fought against the Intolerable Acts. He debated forcibly to make law for the peace with American Colonies. He was against the war with Americans.
General William Howe took charge of the British army in the middle of the Siege of Boston. After this war, he lost his favor for American colonies. He stopped fighting for their defense in Parliament. He was Commander-in-Chief of British Army who during American Revolution conquered New York and Philadelphia. At the start of the war, he had a good record and he ordered his soldiers to fight openly in daylight but it was a great mistake which he paid dearly by losing streak. He failed to captive Washington during the Battle of Princeton. He was overrun by Americans most of the time. Due to the terrible loss, he lost the favor of King and people of England started talking evil about him. In his last years after retirement, he became a member of House of Commons from 1758 to 1780. He had no children and he passed away in 1914.