Henry Bowes Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Berkshire (4 November 1687 – 21 March 1757) was an English peer from the

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. He was the son of Craven Howard and his second wife, Mary Bowes, and baptised three days after birth at

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.''Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558–1812'' His paternal grandfather, Hon. William Howard, was the fourth son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire On 12 April 1706, he succeeded his great-uncle,

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, as

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. After the death of Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk in 1718, he was appointed Deputy

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, an office he held until 1725. In 1745, he succeeded a distant cousin in the older title of

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, and became Recorder of

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in 1755.

Marriage and issue

Suffolk married his first cousin Catherine Graham, daughter of his aunt Dorothy Howard and Col. James Grahme, on 5 March 1709. They had three daughters and six sons, but only three survived to adulthood:''Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812'' *Lady Diana Howard (13 January 1710 – buried 27 January 1712), buried at Charlton Park, Wiltshire *Henry Howard, Viscount Andover (31 December 1710 – buried 5 May 1717), died young *Hon. James Howard (5 January 1712 – buried 24 December 1715), died young * William Howard, Viscount Andover (1714–1756), father of 12th Earl, whose son was 13th Earl. *Lady Catherine Howard (29 January 1716 – 18 October 1723), died young *Hon. Charles Howard (1719 – 28 September 1773) * Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk (1721–1783) *Hon. Graham Howard (27 October 1722 – 1737) *Lady Frances Howard (17 June 1725 – buried 27 August 1730) His son William having been killed in a

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accident in the previous year, he was succeeded on his death in 1757 by his grandson

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References

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Henry Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk