The Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...

James Kenneth Howard (5 March 1814 – 7 January 1882), was a British Whig politician. A member of the

Howard family The House of Howard is an English noble house founded by John Howard, who was created Duke of Norfolk (third creation) by King Richard III of England in 1483. However, John was also the eldest grandson (although maternal) of the 1st Duke of the ...

, he was the fourth 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 ...

, by the Honourable 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 ...

.thepeerage.com Hon. James Kenneth Howard
/ref> He succeeded his elder brother Viscount Andover as

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

Malmesbury Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately west of Swindon, northeast of Bristol, and north of Chippenham. The older part of the town is on a hilltop which is almost surrounded by the up ...

in 1841, a seat he held until 1852. From 1851 to 1882 he served as a Commissioner of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues. Howard married Lady Louisa, daughter of

Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, (2 July 178031 January 1863), known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809, was a British statesman. In a ministerial career spanning nearly half a century, he notably served as Home Secretary ...

, in 1845. He died in January 1882, aged 67. Lady Louisa died in June 1906. Their grandson was the explorer and politician

Charles Howard-Bury Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury DSO, DL, JP (15 August 188120 September 1963) was a British-Irish soldier, explorer, botanist and Conservative politician. Background and education A member of the Howard family, he was born at ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, James 1814 births 1882 deaths Younger sons of earls

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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Whig (British political party) MPs UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852