Facts: - death place: falkirk , scotland - caption: thomas w howie - birth name: thomas wyllie howie - death date: 18 july 1927 - spouse: barbara picken - children: margaret barbara howie jean howie howie robert wyllie howie bethia howie martha howie - birth date: 8 april 1856 - image size: 200px - image: tw_howie . jpg - birth place: riccarton , ayrshire , scotland - occupation: mine-owner , councillor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas w. howie .
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thomas wyllie howie , jp -lrb- 8 april 1856 -- 18 july 1927 -rrb- was a scottish captain of industry .