Frederick George Howard (8 June 1805 – 18 November 1834) was a British politician. The second son of George Howard, Howard served as a captain in the

90th Regiment of Foot The 90th Perthshire Light Infantry was a Scottish light infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1794. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot to form the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 188 ...

. He stood in the 1832 UK general election in

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. He won election as a Whig, and focused on

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and the abolition of monopolies. In 1834, Howard was travelling in a

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near

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, when the horse bolted. He attempted to jump clear of the vehicle, but hit his head hard and died.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Frederick George 1805 births 1834 deaths Deaths by horse-riding accident British Army officers

Frederick George Howard Frederick George Howard (8 June 1805 – 18 November 1834) was a British politician. The second son of George Howard, Howard served as a captain in the 90th Regiment of Foot. He stood in the 1832 UK general election in Morpeth. He won elec ...

UK MPs 1832–1835 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies