HOWARD, Sir Thomas (1587-1669), of Charlton Park, Charlton, Wilts.; later of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster; Berkshire House, Mdx.; Newark Castle, Notts. and Ewelme Park, Oxon.

Family and Education

bap. 8 Oct. 1587, W.E. Layton, ‘Extracts from the regs. of Saffron Walden relating to the Howard fam.’, Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 2), v. 142. 2nd s. of Thomas Howard, 1st earl of Suffolk (d.1626), ld. chamberlain 1603-14 and ld. treas. 1614-18, and 2nd w. Catherine, da. and coh. of Sir Henry Knyvet† of Charlton and wid. of Richard Rich of Rochford Hall, Essex; bro. of Sir Edward II*, Henry*, Sir Robert*, Theophilus, Lord Howard de Walden*, Sir William*. CP, ii. 150; xii. pt. 1, p. 465. educ. Magdalene, Camb. 1598, MA 1605; Al. Cant. earl of Nottingham’s (Charles Howard†) embassy to Spain 1605; R. Treswell, ‘Relation of such things as were observed to happen in the journey of the right honourable Charles earl of Nottingham’ (1605), reprinted in Harl. Misc. iii. 425. G. Inn 1606; I. Temple 1607; GI Admiss.; I. Temple database of admiss. travelled abroad (France, Span. Neths., ?Italy) 1608-9; Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 273; Winwood’s Memorials ed. E. Sawyer, iii. 119. MA Oxf. 1636. Al. Ox. m. 12 May 1614, Chamberlain Letters, i. 534. Elizabeth (d.1672), da. of William Cecil†, 2nd earl of Exeter, 9s. (at least 1 d.v.p.) 4da. Collins, Peerage, iii. 162. cr. KB 6 Jan. 1605, Bar. Howard of Charlton and Visct. Andover 22 Jan. 1622, KG 13 Dec. 1625, earl of Berkshire 5 Feb. 1626. Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 32, 157; 47th DKR, 107, 111. d. 16 July 1669. Collins, iii. 161. sig. Thomas Howard.

Offices Held

Lt. Braydon Forest, Wilts. (jt.) 1607-at least 1623; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 359; 1619–23, p. 512. j.p., Glos. by 1614 – at least41, Wilts. by 1614 – at least41, 1660 – at least64, Oxon. 1632 – at least41, 1660-at least 1664 (custos rot. 1632-at least 1636, 16 June-10 Dec. 1660), Mdx. 1660-at least 1664, C66/1988; 2859; C220/9/4, f. 95; C193/12/3, ff. 63, 81, 109v; Cal. of Docquets of Ld. Kpr. Coventry ed. J. Broadway, R. Cust and S.K. Roberts (L. and I. Soc. spec. ser. xxxiv-vii), 67; SP16/405, f. 53; C231/7, pp. 4, 60. Cheltenham, Glos. 1618 – at least25, Oxford, Oxon. 1665; C231/4, f. 74; C181/3, f. 186; 181/7, f. 319. steward, manor and wapentake of Newark, Notts. 1616-at least 1625; E315/310, f. 78; 315/311, f. 2. commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1617 – 42, 1660 – d., the Verge 1617, Oxf. circ. 1632 – 42, 1660 – d.; London and Mdx. 1660–d., C181/2, ff. 286v, 287; 181/4, f. 117; 181/5, ff. 218v, 220v; 181/7, ff. 8, 10, 67v, 454, 494, 497. subsidy, Wilts. 1622, 1624, 1629, C212/22/21; 212/22/23; Add. 34566, f. 132. Forced Loan, Wilts. 1626 – 27, Glos., Som., Bath, Bristol, Salisbury 1627, T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 145; C193/12/2, ff. 49, 20, 63v, 77, 85, 89v. swans, Midland counties 1627, Eng. except West Country 1629, West Country 1629; C181/3, ff. 226v, 267; 181/4, f. 2. ld. lt. (jt.) Oxon. 1628 – 32, (sole) 1632–42; Sainty, Lords Lieutenants, 30. commr. knighthood fines, Berks. 1630 – 31, Glos. 1630 – 31, Oxon. 1630 – 31, Wilts. 1630; APC, 1630–1, p. 69; E178/5310, f. 9; 178/5153, f. 4; 178/7154, ff. 4, 99, 156, 185. high steward, Oxf. 1632 – 49, 1660 – d., Wallingford 1632-at least 1640; C.F. Patterson, Urban Patronage in Early Modern Eng. 250, 253; Oxf. Council Acts ed. M. Hobson and H. Salter (Oxf. Hist. Soc. xcv), 260; HMC Le Fleming, 66. constable, Wallingford castle and steward of honour of Ewelme, Oxon. and kpr. of park 1632-at least 1642; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 584; VCH Berks. iii. 528. commr. oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, Surr. 1640, perambulation, Whychwood, Shotover and Stowood forests, Oxon. 1641, array, Berks., Oxon., Wilts. 1642, gaol delivery, Oxford, Oxon. 1661 – d., sewers, Bedford Great Level, Fens 1662. C181/5, ff. 169, 209; 181/7, ff. 98, 147, 455; Northants. RO, FH133.

Master of horse to Prince Charles 1614–25; Chamberlain Letters, i. 534; ii. 615. member, Prince Charles’s Council 1617–25, G. Haslam, ‘Jacobean Phoenix’, Estates of Eng. Crown ed. R. Hoyle, pp. 275, 276, 284. jt. farmer of greenwax, Exch. 1625 – at least41, 1657–d.; CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 537; 1656–7, p. 313; CTB, 1660–7, pp. 99, 702. PC 29 Mar. 1639-at least 1645, 31 May 1660–d.; CSP Dom. 1639, p. 5; PC2/53, f. 110v; PC2/55/2, f. 4; CP, ii. 150. commr. to treat with Scots 1639, CSP Dom. 1639, p. 294. treaty of Ripon, 1640; HMC Var. vii. 425. gov. to Prince Charles, 1644–6; HMC 4th Rep. 308; Clarendon, Hist. of the Rebellion ed. W.D. Macray, iv. 201. member, Council of War (roy.) 1644–5, Harl. 6802, f. 17; Harl. 6852, f. 37. Prince of Wales’s Council, 1645–6. Docquets of Letters Patent 1642–6 ed. W.H. Black, 252–3; Clarendon, iv. 199.

Patentee, glass monopoly 1615; CD 1621, vii. 362. gov., earl of Berkshire’s Guiana co., 1631–2; Wilts. RO, 88/1/140; English and Irish Settlement on River Amazon ed. J. Lorimer (Hakluyt Soc. ser. 2. clxxi), 103–8. member, Fisheries Soc. by 1632. CUL, Dd.xi.71, f. 30v.

Parlimentarian

HOWARD, Sir Thomas (1587-1669), of Charlton Park, Charlton, Wilts.; later of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster; Berkshire House, Mdx.; Newark Castle, Notts. and Ewelme Park, Oxon.

Main residences: Charlton Park, Charlton, Wilts.; St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster and Berkshire House, Mdx. and and Newark Castle, Notts. and Ewelme Park, Oxon.

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H.J.L.

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Commons 1604-1629

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HOWARD, Sir Thomas (1587-1669)

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Oxford 1644

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