HOWARD, Hon. Charles (c.1696-1765).

Family and Education

b. c. 1696, 2nd s. of Charles Howard, M.P., 3rd Earl of Carlisle, by Lady Anne Capell, da. of Arthur, 1st Earl of Essex; bro. of Henry, Lord Morpeth. unm. K.B. 2 May 1749.

Offices Held

Ensign 2 Ft. Gds. 1715, capt. 1717, capt. and lt.-col. 1719; col. and a.d.c. to George II 1734; col. 19 Ft. 1 Nov. 1738–48;From him the regt. received the title of the ’Green Howards’. brig.-gen. 1742; maj.-gen. 1743; commanded a brigade at Dettingen and Fontenoy, where he was wounded four times; lt.-gen. 1747; col. 3 Drag. Gds. 1748 – d.; gen. 1765.

Lt. gov. Carlisle 1725 – 49, gov. 1749 – 52; gov. Inverness and Fort Augustus 1752 – d.

Parlimentarian

HOWARD, Hon. Charles (c.1696-1765).

Author

R.R.S.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Web Title

HOWARD, Hon. Charles (c.1696-1765)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

Image