Frederick John Howard
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Frederick John Howard was a British
Member of Parliament
.
Howard was the eldest son of Major the Hon. Frederick Howard, third son of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
. His mother was Susan Lambton, daughter of William Henry Lambton. His father was killed at the Battle of Waterloo
in 1815. His mother married her second husband, General the Hon. Henry Frederick Compton-Cavendish, in 1819. Howard was elected to the House of Commons
for Youghal
in 1837, a seat he held until 1841. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant
for Suffolk
.
Howard married Lady Fanny, daughter of the Hon. William Cavendish
, in 1837. They had five sons and three daughters. Lady Fanny Howard died in December 1885. Howard survived her by twelve years and died in February 1897, aged 82.
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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,...
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Howard was the eldest son of Major the Hon. Frederick Howard, third son of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, KG, KT, PC was a British diplomat and the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle and his second wife Isabella Byron....
. His mother was Susan Lambton, daughter of William Henry Lambton. His father was killed at the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
in 1815. His mother married her second husband, General the Hon. Henry Frederick Compton-Cavendish, in 1819. Howard was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Youghal
Youghal (UK Parliament constituency)
Youghal was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:...
in 1837, a seat he held until 1841. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
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Howard married Lady Fanny, daughter of the Hon. William Cavendish
William Cavendish (1783-1812)
William Cavendish was an English politician, the son of Lord George Cavendish, later Earl of Burlington....
, in 1837. They had five sons and three daughters. Lady Fanny Howard died in December 1885. Howard survived her by twelve years and died in February 1897, aged 82.