Thomas Howard (1721 - 1783)

Born 11 Jun 1721 in Charlton St Peter, Wiltshire, England

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Died 3 Feb 1783 at age 61 in London, England

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Biography

From Geni ^[1]

"Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Suffolk, 7th Earl of Berkshire (11 June 1721 – 23 February 1783) was a British peer, styled Hon. Thomas Howard until 1779...

A younger son of Henry Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk, he was educated at St John's College, Oxford, and received his MA in 1741. Called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1744, he succeeded his elder brother William Howard, Viscount Andover as a Member of Parliament for Castle Rising in 1747. He represented Castle Rising until 1768, when he was returned for Malmesbury; he continued there until 1774, when he sat for Mitchell. He left the House of Commons in 1779, when he succeeded his great-nephew Henry as Earl of Suffolk. He became a bencher of the Inner Temple in 1779.

On 13 April 1747, he married Elizabeth Kingscote (d. 23 June 1769), by whom he had one daughter: Lady Diana Howard (23 July 1748 – 20 June 1816), married Sir Michael le Fleming, 4th Baronet Upon his death in 1783, he was succeeded by a distant cousin, John."

14th Earl of Suffolk, 7th Earl of Berkshire ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Member Of Brithis Parliament ^[5]

Name

Thomas Howard ^[6]

Birth

Date: 11 June 1721

Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England, Great Britain

Death

Date: 03 Feb 1783

Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England ^[7]

Marriage

Date: 13 Aug 1747

Place: Temple Church of England, London, London, England

Spouse: Elizabeth (Kingscote) Howard

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Sources

1. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Howard-14th-Earl-of-Suffolk-and-7th-Earl-of-Berkshire/6000000003405994622
2. ↑ http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/suffolk1603.htm#SUFFOLK_1603_14%20Suffolk,%20Earl%20of%20(E,%201603)]%20Cracroft's%20Peerage
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Howard,_14th_Earl_of_Suffolk
4. ↑ https://www.twentytrees.co.uk/History/England/Person/Thomas-Howard-14th-Earl-Suffolk-7th-Earl-Berkshire-1721-1783.html
5. ↑ https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/howard-hon-thomas-1721-83
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH6D-T33
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRW-5R19 : 11 August 2023), Thomas Howard, ; Burial, Ashtead, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England, St Giles Churchyard; citing record ID 191127825, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.