Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham
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Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham PC (13. January 1746 – 19 November 1791), styled Lord Howard until 1763, was a British nobleman and Army officer, the son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham
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He is best known for resigning his commission in protest against the war against the American colonies. This widely-reported act was commemorated by the American colonists in the naming of a galley in 1775, and later the frigate USS Effingham
in 1777 - as well as in the naming of Effingham County, Georgia
and Effingham County, Illinois.
He died at the age of 45, while serving as Governor of Jamaica, a month and five days after his wife, leaving no heir. His title passed to his brother Richard.
During the events leading up to the Civil War in the American Colonies, Thomas Howard was neither a Patriot or a Loyalist, he was a Neutralist. this means that he was not on either side. But he was against the American colonies starting a war. The Earl of Effingham disliked both sides: the royal government for taxing, and the colonists for rebelling. He was not on the American colonies' side, he just wanted peace. Thomas Howard believed that the conflicts had a negative impact on England and the colonies. He was devoted to England and the king, and was willing to lose his life while protecting England against an attack. He also thought that it was wrong of Parliament to tax the American colonies without representation in Parliament.
Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham
Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham , styled Lord Howard from 1731 to 1743, was a British nobleman and Army officer, the son of Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham....
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He is best known for resigning his commission in protest against the war against the American colonies. This widely-reported act was commemorated by the American colonists in the naming of a galley in 1775, and later the frigate USS Effingham
USS Effingham (1777)
Effingham, a 32-gun frigate of the Continental Navy named after the Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, was built at Philadelphia in 1776 and 1777, and Captain John Barry was ordered to command her...
in 1777 - as well as in the naming of Effingham County, Georgia
Effingham County, Georgia
Effingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. In the United States Census of 2000, the population was 37,535. The Census Bureau's 2008 estimate estimates that this figure has grown to 52,060. The seat of Effingham County is Springfield....
and Effingham County, Illinois.
He died at the age of 45, while serving as Governor of Jamaica, a month and five days after his wife, leaving no heir. His title passed to his brother Richard.
During the events leading up to the Civil War in the American Colonies, Thomas Howard was neither a Patriot or a Loyalist, he was a Neutralist. this means that he was not on either side. But he was against the American colonies starting a war. The Earl of Effingham disliked both sides: the royal government for taxing, and the colonists for rebelling. He was not on the American colonies' side, he just wanted peace. Thomas Howard believed that the conflicts had a negative impact on England and the colonies. He was devoted to England and the king, and was willing to lose his life while protecting England against an attack. He also thought that it was wrong of Parliament to tax the American colonies without representation in Parliament.