Henry Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham (23 August 1806–5 February 1889), known as Lord Howard of Effingham from 1837 to 1845, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Peerage is a system of Titles of Nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament.
Effingham was the eldest son of General Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham, from his first marriage to Lady Charlotte, daughter of Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery. He was elected to the House of Commons for Shaftesbury in 1841, a seat he held until 1845, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Lord Effingham married Eliza, daughter of General Sir Gordon Drummond, in 1832. He died in February 1889, aged 82, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Henry. The Countess of Effingham died in February 1894.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Benvenuto Mathew |
Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury 1841–1845 |
Succeeded by Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Kenneth Alexander Howard |
Earl of Effingham 1845–1889 |
Succeeded by Henry Howard |
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Shaftesbury was a parliamentary constituency in Dorset. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament Richard Brinsley Sheridan (c1806-1888 was born in London son of Thomas Sheridan and Caroline Henrietta Callander of Craigforth and grandson of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most Peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 when Earl of Effingham, in the County of Surrey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
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