Charles John Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk, 10th Earl of Berkshire (7 November 1805 – 14 August 1876), styled Viscount Andover between 1820 and 1851, was a British peer and Whig politician.

Background

Suffolk was the son of

Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, 9th Earl of Berkshire FSA (18 August 1776 – 4 December 1851) was a British peer and politician. Background Suffolk was the second but eldest surviving son of General John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk, and ...

, and the Hon. Elizabeth Jane, daughter of

James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne (22 October 1744 – 22 May 1820), was a British peer. Background Sherborne was the son of James Lenox Dutton (originally James Lenox Naper), of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his second wife Jane, daug ...

. He was the brother of

Henry Thomas Howard Henry Thomas Howard (16 January 1808 – 29 January 1851) was a British soldier and politician. The second son of Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, he was educated at Charterhouse School. On 21 July 1825, he purchased a commission as an ensig ...

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Political career

Suffolk was returned to Parliament for

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in 1832, a seat he held until 1841. In 1851 he succeeded his father as seventeenth Earl of Suffolk and entered the

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Family

Lord Suffolk married his kinswoman Isabella Catherine, daughter of

Lord Henry Thomas 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 ...

(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 ...

), in 1829. They had seven children: *Lady Isabella Julia Elizabeth Howard (15 April 1831 – 8 October 1910), married Maj. Francis Henry Atherley (1831-1897), had issue, Rifle Brigade * Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk (1833–1898) *Hon. Greville Theophilus Howard (22 December 1836 – 28 July 1880), married Lady Audrey Townshend, daughter of

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and had issue, a barrister *Lady Mary Charlotte Henrietta Howard (1840 - 07 May 1872) *Lt. Hon. Bernard Thomas Howard (21 August 1841 – 25 September 1868), Rifle Brigade *Lady Victoria Margaret Louisa Howard (3 March 1844 - 4 January 1906) *Hon. Cecil Molyneux Howard (30 March 1849 – 28 April 1903), married Amy Schuster, without issue He died in August 1876, aged 70, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son,

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. The Countess of Suffolk died in June 1891.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suffolk, Charles Howard, 17th Earl of 1805 births 1876 deaths

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Charles Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk Charles John Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk, 10th Earl of Berkshire (7 November 1805 – 14 August 1876), styled Viscount Andover between 1820 and 1851, was a British peer and Whig politician. Background Suffolk was the son of Thomas Howard, 16th ...

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 Suffolk, E17 Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire Whig (British political party) MPs