Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
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Donald Stirling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (14 June 1891 – 22 February 1959) was a Conservative Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
He was elected at the 1922 general election
as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Cumberland North
, and held the seat until 1926, when he succeeded to the peerage on the death of his mother Margaret. She had inherited the title from her father, the first Baron
, the title having been created with a special remainder to allow female succession.
He served in the 1930s National Government
as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
from 1931 to 1934 and as Under-Secretary of State for War
from 1934 to 1939. On his death in 1959, he was succeeded in the peerage by his eldest son Euan
(born 1923).
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
He was elected at the 1922 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Cumberland North
North Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
North Cumberland was a parliamentary constituency in Cumberland which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election....
, and held the seat until 1926, when he succeeded to the peerage on the death of his mother Margaret. She had inherited the title from her father, the first Baron
Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician.-Early life:...
, the title having been created with a special remainder to allow female succession.
He served in the 1930s National Government
UK National Government
In the United Kingdom the term National Government is an abstract concept referring to a coalition of some or all major political parties. In a historical sense it usually refers primarily to the governments of Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain which held office from 1931...
as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords...
from 1931 to 1934 and as Under-Secretary of State for War
Under-Secretary of State for War
The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean . In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies...
from 1934 to 1939. On his death in 1959, he was succeeded in the peerage by his eldest son Euan
Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Donald Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal , is a British Conservative politician.Howard is the eldest son of Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, and his wife the Hon. Diana Evelyn, daughter of Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst...
(born 1923).