Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk
Noble person
1739 – 1779
Who was Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk?
Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, 5th Earl of Berkshire, KG, PC was a British politician, styled Viscount Andover from 1756 to 1757.
Educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, he succeeded his grandfather as Earl of Suffolk in 1757. He was awarded a MA of Oxford in 1759 and a DCL in 1761. He was High Steward of Malmesbury from 1763 to 1767, and Deputy Earl Marshal from 1763 to 1765. On 25 May 1764, he married Hon. Maria Constantia Hampden-Trevor, daughter of Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden, who died on 7 February 1767 giving birth to their only daughter:
Maria Constantia Howard
In 1771, he was appointed a Privy Counsellor and briefly served as Lord Privy Seal before becoming Secretary of State for the Northern Department under Lord North from 1771 to 1779. In this capacity he secured the use of Hessian and Hanoverian mercenaries to help suppress the American Revolution. In the same capacity he helped to secure the survival of Sweden as an independent nation by counteracting Russia's plan to undo the Revolution of Gustavus III in 1772. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1778.
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- Born
- May 16, 1739
- Spouses
- Lady Charlotte Finch
(1777/08/14 - )
- Lady Charlotte Finch
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Eton College
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- Died
- Mar 7, 1779
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on July 23, 2013
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