The Duke of Norfolk KG PC | |
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) Shield of arms | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
| In office 6 July 1841 – 30 August 1841 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Ilchester |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lothian |
| Master of the Horse | |
| In office 11 July 1846 – 21 February 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Jersey |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Jersey |
| Lord Steward of the Household | |
| In office 4 January 1853 – 10 January 1854 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Montrose |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Spencer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1791 |
| Died | 18 February 1856 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Charlotte Leveson-Gower |
| Children | Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop Mary Foley, Baroness Foley Lord Bernard Fitzalan-Howard Lady Adeliza Manners |
| Parents | Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk Lady Elizabeth Belasyse |
Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC (12 August 1791 – 18 February 1856), styled Earl of Surrey between 1815 and 1842, was a British Whig politician and peer.
Background
Norfolk was the son of Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg.[1] He gained the courtesy title Earl of Surrey when his father succeeded as Duke of Norfolk in 1815.
Political career
On 4 May 1829 Norfolk, then Earl of Surrey, was elected to the House of Commons for Horsham. When he took his seat he became the first Roman Catholic to sit in the House after Catholic emancipation.[2] Surrey held the Horsham seat until 1832,[3] and then represented West Sussex between 1832 and 1841.[4] He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1837[5] and served under Lord Melbourne as Treasurer of the Household between 1837 and 1841.[6] In the latter year he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Maltravers,[7] and served briefly under Melbourne as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between July[8] and August 1841. The following year he succeeded his father in the dukedom of Norfolk.[1]
When the Whigs returned to office under Lord John Russell in 1846, Norfolk was made Master of the Horse,[9] a position he retained until the government fell in 1852.[10] He later served as Lord Steward of the Household in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government between 1853[11] and 1854.[12] He was invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1848.[13]
In 1854, Norfolk agreed to lease land to Sheffield Cricket Club near Bramall Lane for ninety-nine years, a site which is now home to Sheffield United.
Family
Norfolk married Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower, daughter of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, in 1814. They had five children:
- Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk (1815–1860).
- Edward George Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop (1818–1883).
- Lady Mary Charlotte Howard (1822–1897), married Thomas Foley, 4th Baron Foley.
- Lord Bernard Thomas Fitzalan-Howard (1825–1846).
- Lady Adeliza Matilda Fitzalan-Howard (1829–1904), married in 1855 her second cousin, Lord George Manners.
Norfolk died in February 1856, aged 64, and was succeeded in the dukedom by his eldest son, Henry. The Duchess of Norfolk died in July 1870.[1]
See also
- Dukes of Norfolk family tree
References
- ^ a b c thepeerage.com Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk
- ^ History of Parliament 1820-1832 vol I p. 253.
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Horncastle to Hythe". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Sudbury to Swindon South". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "No. 19524". The London Gazette. 21 July 1837. p. 1874.
- ^ "No. 19994". The London Gazette. 29 June 1841. p. 1683.
- ^ "No. 20007". The London Gazette. 13 August 1841. p. 2072.
- ^ "No. 19996". The London Gazette. 6 July 1841. p. 1753.
- ^ "No. 20622". The London Gazette. 14 July 1846. p. 2585.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 744.
- ^ "No. 21401". The London Gazette. 11 January 1853. p. 72.
- ^ "No. 21511". The London Gazette. 13 January 1854. p. 109.
- ^ "No. 20853". The London Gazette. 5 May 1848. p. 1745.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Howard
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 742–744.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Hurst Nicholas Ridley-Colborne | Member of Parliament for Horsham 1829–1832 With: Nicholas Ridley-Colborne | Succeeded by Robert Henry Hurst |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for West Sussex 1832–1841 With: Lord John Lennox | Succeeded by Charles Wyndham The Earl of March |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir William Henry Fremantle | Treasurer of the Household 1837–1841 | Succeeded by Hon. George Byng |
| Preceded by The Earl of Ilchester | Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1841 | Succeeded by The Marquess of Lothian |
| Preceded by The Earl of Jersey | Master of the Horse 1846–1852 | Succeeded by The Earl of Jersey |
| Preceded by The Duke of Montrose | Lord Steward of the Household 1853–1854 | Succeeded by The Earl Spencer |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Norfolk | Earl Marshal 1842–1856 | Succeeded by The Duke of Norfolk |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Bernard Edward Howard | Duke of Norfolk 1842 – 1856 | Succeeded by Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard |
| Baron Maltravers (writ of acceleration) 1841 – 1856 | ||