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Greville Reginald Charles Howard (7 September 1909 – 20 September 1987) was a British

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and

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politician. Howard was a younger son of

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, by his wife Margaret (née Leiter).

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, was his elder brother. Howard was a member of

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, and served as Mayor of Westminster from 1946 to 1947."Cracroft's Peerage: The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage"
"Suffolk, Earl of (E, 1603)"
, ''The Peerage Research Trust''. Retrieved 27 May 2014. He served as

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(MP) for St Ives from 1950 until he stood down at the 1966 general election. Howard married Mary, daughter of William Smith Ridehalgh, in 1945. He died in September 1987, aged 78.

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* 1909 births 1987 deaths Younger sons of earls English people of American descent English people of Swiss descent Greville Howard Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for St Ives UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 Mayors of places in Greater London Members of Westminster Metropolitan Borough Council {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1900s-stub