Philip Howard was a British politician who owed his brief career in Parliament to his kinship with the

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. The son of Sir Philip Howard and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Robert Newton, 1st Baronet, he received no legacy from his debt-ridden father. Through the influence of his cousin,

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, he was returned as Member of Parliament for Morpeth in 1698 and

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in 1701. He won the contested election at Carlisle despite being abroad in

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, attempting to persuade the Earl's brother

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to return to England.

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considered Howard, during his brief time in the

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, a Whig; but he was defeated at the contested election of 1702, despite his cousin's continued support. Howard was commissioned a lieutenant-colonel in the newly raised Edward Fox's Regiment of Marines and traveled with them to Europe, but he resigned his commission by the end of the year. Howard's later life is obscure, and seems to have been financially troubled. His exact date of death is not known, but his

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s were granted

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on 14 May 1711.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Philip Year of birth missing 1711 deaths 32nd Regiment of Foot officers Whig (British political party) MPs English MPs 1698–1700 English MPs 1701 English MPs 1701–1702