In partnership with his brother , James Howard , MP , he built the Britannia Iron Works at Bedford in 1857 and established J & F Howard Ironfounders .
Howard succeeded his father in his agricultural machinery business in 1851 .
In partnership with Howard 's brother , James Howard , MP , Howard built the Britannia Iron Works at Bedford in 1857 and established J & F Howard Ironfounders .
Howard succeeded his father in his agricultural machinery business in 1851 .