James Howard (Whig politician)
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The Honourable
James Kenneth Howard (5 March 1814–7 January 1882), was a British Whig politician.
A member of the Howard family
, he was the fourth son of Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk
, by the Honourable Elizabeth Jane, daughter of James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne
. He succeeded his elder brother Viscount Andover
as Member of Parliament
for Malmesbury
in 1841, a seat he held until 1852. From 1851 to 1882 he served as a Commissioner of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues.
Howard married Lady Louisa, daughter of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
, in 1845. He died in January 1882, aged 67. Lady Louisa died in June 1906. Their grandson was the explorer and politician Charles Howard-Bury.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
James Kenneth Howard (5 March 1814–7 January 1882), was a British Whig politician.
A member of the Howard family
Howard family
The Howard family is an English aristocratic family founded by John Howard who was created Duke of Norfolk by Plantagenet monarch Richard III of England in 1483. However, John was also the eldest grandson of the 1st Duke of 1st creation...
, he was the fourth 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:...
, by the Honourable Elizabeth Jane, daughter of James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne
James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne
James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne , was a British peer.-Background:Sherborne was the son of James Lenox Dutton , of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his second wife Jane, daughter of Christopher Bond.-Political career:Sherborne was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1780, a...
. He succeeded his elder brother Viscount Andover
Charles Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk
Charles John Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk, 10th Earl of Berkshire , styled Viscount Andover between 1820 and 1851, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background:...
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 Malmesbury
Malmesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Malmesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1275 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- MPs 1275–1508 :...
in 1841, a seat he held until 1852. From 1851 to 1882 he served as a Commissioner of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues.
Howard married Lady Louisa, daughter of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 and then as The Earl of Kerry to 1818, was a British statesman...
, in 1845. He died in January 1882, aged 67. Lady Louisa died in June 1906. Their grandson was the explorer and politician Charles Howard-Bury.