Name Henry 18th Died March 31, 1898 | Coronation date 1876 Deposed date 1898 | |
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Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk, 11th Earl of Berkshire (10 September 1833 – 31 March 1898), styled Viscount Andover between 1851 and 1876, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician.
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Background
Suffolk was the eldest son of Charles Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk, and Isabella Catherine, daughter of Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard.
Political career
At the 1859 general election he was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the brough of Malmesbury in Wiltshire. He was re-elected in 1865 in a two-way contest, but was defeated at the 1868 general election. In 1876 he succeeded his father as Earl of Suffolk and entered the House of Lords. He was also a member of Wiltshire County Council from 1889.
Literary
The Encyclopaedia of Sports, Edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek, and F. G. Aflalo, 1897-1898 - 2 Volume Set - London - Lawrence and Bullen
Family
Lord Suffolk married Mary Eleanor Lauderdale, daughter of the Hon. Henry Amelius Coventry, in 1868. They had six children:
He died in March 1898, aged 64, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Henry. The Countess of Suffolk died in October 1928, aged 81.