'Hon. Fulk or Fulke Greville Howard (3 April 1773 – 4 March 1846), of

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and

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, was an English politician. In early life he was known as Fulk Greville Upton.

Life

He was born at

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, the younger son of

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and educated at

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(1786–1791),

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1791 and the Military Academy in Berlin. He took his wife's surname of Howard on 6 August 1807, shortly after their marriage. He joined the Army and was an ensign in the 1st Foot Guards (1793), lieutenant and captain (1794), captain and lieutenant-colonel (1804), lieutenant-colonel of the 7th West Indian Regiment (1807). Reduced to half-pay, he commanded the Irish 9th garrison battalion (July 1807), was brevet colonel in 1813 and fully retired in 1825. He took part in the

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during the

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in 1799, losing the sight of one eye in the Helder Expedition. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

from 29 January 1808 to 1832. He had married Mary, the daughter and heiress of Richard Howard (formerly Bagot) of Elford Hall, Staffordshire and

. They had no children and his property was therefore dispersed among his relatives. He was elected a

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in 1803.

References

* 1773 births 1846 deaths People from Elford People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People from Castle Rising West India Regiment officers UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Grenadier Guards officers British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars {{England-UK-MP-stub