Henry Thomas Howard
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Henry Thomas Howard was a British soldier and politician.
The second son of Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk
, he was educated at Charterhouse School
. On 21 July 1825, he purchased a commission as an ensign
in the 58th Regiment of Foot
. He later became a lieutenant, and purchased an unattached captaincy on 9 November 1830. He was returned as Member of Parliament
for Cricklade
in 1841. On 24 June, 1845, he married Georgiana Maria, daughter of Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet, at Rendcomb Park, Gloucestershire. He died in 1851 at Beauchamp, Gloucestershire.
The second son of Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk
Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, 9th Earl of Berkshire , styled Viscount Andover between 1800 and 1820, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
, he was educated at Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
. On 21 July 1825, he purchased a commission as an ensign
Ensign (rank)
Ensign is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, the rank itself acquired the name....
in the 58th Regiment of Foot
58th Regiment of Foot
Three regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 58th Regiment of Foot:* 47th Regiment of Foot, 58th Regiment of Foot, numbered as the 58th Foot in 1747 and renumbered as the 47th in 1751...
. He later became a lieutenant, and purchased an unattached captaincy on 9 November 1830. He was returned as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cricklade
Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency)
Cricklade was a parliamentary constituency named after the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire.From 1295 until 1885, Cricklade was a parliamentary borough, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously to the House of Commons of...
in 1841. On 24 June, 1845, he married Georgiana Maria, daughter of Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet, at Rendcomb Park, Gloucestershire. He died in 1851 at Beauchamp, Gloucestershire.