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Charles Howard (British politician)

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Charles Howard
Member of Parliament for Cumberland East
In office
1840–1879
Preceded byWilliam James
Francis Aglionby
Succeeded byStafford Howard
George Howard
Personal details
Born
Charles Wentworth George Howard

(1814-03-27)27 March 1814
Died11 April 1879(1879-04-11) (aged 65)
Spouse
Mary Priscilla Harriet Parke
(m. 1842; died 1843)
ChildrenGeorge Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
Parent(s)George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
Lady Georgiana Dorothy

The Hon. Charles Wentworth George Howard (27 March 1814 – 11 April 1879)[1] was a long-standing Whig (and then Liberal) British Member of Parliament.

Early life

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Howard was the fifth son of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, and his wife Lady Georgiana Dorothy, daughter of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. Among his siblings were older brothers, George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, and the Rev. William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle, both of whom died unmarried and without legitimate issue.[2]

Career

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He was elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Cumberland East at a by-election in 1840, a seat he held until his death in 1879. During his lengthy tenure, he served alongside William James from 1840 to 1847, William Marshall from 1847 to 1868, William Nicholson Hodgson from 1868 to 1876, and Stafford Howard from 1876 to 1879.[3]

Personal life

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On 8 August 1842, he was married to Mary Priscilla Harriet Parke (1822–1843), daughter of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale, in 1842. She died on 26 August 1843, only two weeks after the birth of their son and only child:[2]

Howard survived her by 36 years and died in April 1879, aged 65 at Holker House, the Lancashire seat of the Duke of Devonshire, Howard's brother-in-law through his late sister Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard.[4]

Memorial

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The East Window of the famous Pre-Raphaelite church, St Martin's in Brampton, Cumbria was installed as the County Memorial to Howard. Designed by Edward Burne-Jones, it depicts Christ the Good Shepherd and four saints: Martin, the patron of the church; Mary, the Virgin; Dorothy, and George.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  2. ^ a b c "Carlisle, Earl of (E, 1661)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 367. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. ^ "Miscellaneous". The Cornishman. No. 40. 17 April 1879. p. 6.
  5. ^ "St Martin's Church, Brampton" Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cumberland East
1840–1879
With: William James 1840–1847
William Marshall 1847–1868
William Nicholson Hodgson 1868–1876
Stafford Howard 1876–1879
Succeeded by