Baron Howard of Penrith, of Gowbarrow in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1930 for the diplomat Sir Esme Howard, who had previously served as

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. A member of the famous

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, he was the grandson of

Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard (7 October 1766 – 17 June 1824), known as Henry Howard until 1812, and as Henry Molyneux-Howard until 1817, was a British gentleman who served as Deputy Earl Marshal in the latter part of the reign of Ge ...

, younger brother of

Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, (21 November 1765 – 16 March 1842) was a British peer. Early life Howard was the son of Henry Howard (1713–1787) by his wife Juliana Molyneux, daughter of Sir William Molyneux, 6th Baronet (die ...

. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1999. Lord Howard of Penrith is also in remainder to the dukedom of Norfolk and its subsidiary titles. Henry Howard and Sir Stafford Howard, brothers of the first Baron, were both Members of Parliament. The first baron Esme Howard's sons included

Henry Anthony Camillo Howard Henry Anthony Camillo Howard (3 March 1913 – 15 October 1977) was a British journalist, military officer, and Colonial Office, colonial leader in the Caribbean. Early life and family Howard was the son of Esme Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Pe ...

and Hubert Howard.

Barons Howard of Penrith (1930)

* Esme William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith (1863–1939) * Francis Philip Raphael Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Penrith (1905–1999) *Philip Esme Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Penrith (b. 1945) The

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is the present holder's son, Hon. Thomas Philip Howard (b. 1974).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard Of Penrith Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1930 *

Barons Howard of Penrith (1930)

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