HOWARD, George William Frederick, Visct. Morpeth (1802-1864), of Howthorpe Manor, Yorks.

Family and Education

b. 18 Apr. 1802, 1st s. of George Howard†, 6th earl of Carlisle, and Lady Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish, da. of William, 5th duke of Devonshire. educ. privately by Rev. Richard Roberts, Mitcham, Surr. 1811-13; Eton 1813; Christ Church, Oxf. 1819; continental tour 1823-4. unm. styled. Visct. Morpeth 1825-48. suc. fa. as 7th earl of Carlisle 7 Oct. 1848; KG 7 Feb. 1855. d. 5 Dec. 1864.

Offices Held

Chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] Apr. 1835 – Sept. 1841; PC 20 May 1835; chief commr. of woods, forests and land revenues July 1846 – Mar. 1850; chan. of duchy of Lancaster Mar. 1850 – Feb. 1852; ld. lt. [I] Feb. 1855 – Mar. 1858, June 1859-Aug. 1864.

Ld. lt. Yorks. (E. Riding) 1847 – d.; rect. Aberdeen Univ. 1853 – d.

Parlimentarian

HOWARD, George William Frederick, Visct. Morpeth (1802-1864), of Howthorpe Manor, Yorks.

Main residence: Howthorpe Manor, Yorks.

Notes

See D. D. Olien, Morpeth, A Victorian Public Career (1983).

Author

P.J.S.

M.P.J.C.

Volume

Commons 1820-1832

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