Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk, 11th Earl of Berkshire (10 September 1833 – 31 March 1898), styled Viscount Andover between 1851 and 1876, was a British peer and

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politician from the

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. A sporting enthusiast, he was a member of the

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and sportswriter.

Early life and education

Suffolk was the eldest son of

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, and Isabella Catherine, daughter of Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard. He was educated at Harrow.

Political career

At the 1859 general election, Howard was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Borough of Malmesbury in

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, a seat his father held 1832–41. He was re-elected in

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in a two-way contest, but was defeated at the 1868 general election. In 1876, he succeeded his father in the united earldoms of Suffolk and Berkshire and entered the

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. He was also a member of

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from 1889.

Marriage and issue

Lord Suffolk married Mary Eleanor Lauderdale, daughter of the Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry (son of Lord Coventry), in 1868. They had seven children: * Lady Mary Muriel Sophie Howard (1 March 1870 – 19 February 1938), married her first cousin Henry Robert Beauclerk Coventry and had issue. * Unnamed daughter (born and died 5 October 1871), died shortly after birth * Lady Eleanor Mabel Howard (11 February 1873 – 9 March 1945), married Maj. Hon. Lionel Byng, son of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford, in 1902 and had issue; married Henry Atkinson in 1922 * Lady Agnes Isabel Howard (30 June 1874 – 16 October 1970), married Maj. Arthur Poynter in 1917 * Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk (1877–1917), killed in action in the First World War * Lady Katherine Millicent Howard (10 September 1883 – 1 April 1961) * Hon. James Knyvett Estcourt Howard (1 May 1886 – 5 December 1964), married Nancy Lubbock (daughter of

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and Amy Myddelton Peacock) and had issue He died in March 1898, aged 64, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Henry. The Countess of Suffolk died in October 1928, aged 81. Among his descendants are the actor and comedian

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.''A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland'', Sir Bernard Burke (revised by A. C. Fox-Davies), Harrison & Sons, 1912, p. 368

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suffolk, Henry Howard, 18th Earl Of 1833 births 1898 deaths

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