William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle
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clergyman and peer
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He was born in London the son of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle KG, PC, FRS , styled Viscount Morpeth until 1825, was a British statesman...
and educated at Eton College
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and Christ Church, Oxford
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. He succeeded to the title on the death of his elder brother George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle on December 5, 1864. He never married.
He was Rector
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of Londesborough
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(a living in the gift of the Earl of Londesborough) in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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from 1832 for more than forty years, although from 1866, due to Lord Howard's mentally incapacity, his duties were performed by his replacement.
On his death the title passed to his nephew George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle , known as George Howard until 1889, was an English aristocrat, politician and painter.-Background and education:...