The Hon. William Howard (25 December 1781 – 25 January 1843) was an English politician who was a

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for

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(1806–32) and

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(1837–40).

Early life and family

Howard was the second son of

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, and his wife, Lady Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 1st Marquess of Stafford. His eldest brother,

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, succeeded their father as the 6th Earl of Carlisle in 1825; his second eldest brother, Maj. Frederick Howard, was killed in action at the

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; and his third brother, the Very Rev. Henry Howard, was

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. He had six sisters, including Elizabeth, Duchess of Rutland.

Career

At age 24, Howard entered Parliament in 1806 as member for

, a

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where his father controlled one of the two seats. He represented that borough until 1826, and again from 1830 to 1832, and was

MP for the Scottish county constituency of

between 1837 and 1840.

References

* F W S Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885'' (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)

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