Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) Howard Brown (born c. 1966) is a former customer services representative and sales ambassador for HBOS plc, which owned both Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank (previously the Halifax Building Society) in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his appearances in Halifax/HBOS television advertisements, often singing and dancing. He was born in Sheldon, Birmingham, and is of Barbadian descent. Brown became the star of the HBOS Marketing Campaign in 2000, which resulted in him singing in most of his adverts. In 2003, he had a role in "The Office" Christmas special, playing himself alongside
Howard Potter of Natural History in New York City. Howard Potter's children were James Brown Potter, Eliza Miller Potter (Mrs. Clarence Cary), Howard Cranston Potter, Maria Potter Tod (Mrs. John Kennedy Tod), Bertha Howard Potter (Mrs. Robert Shaw Minturn, Jr.) Ashton Potter and Grace Howard Potter. From 1877 until 1900 Howard Potter was the father in law of the actress Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter Mrs. James Brown Potter. Among his grandchildren a daughter of Howard Cranston Potter Jr.: Bertha was the wife of the aviationist William Boeing. Howard Potter Howard Potter was an industrialist, investment banker, diplomat and philanthropist, and a partner in