Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
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Donald Stirling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (14 June 1891 – 22 February 1959) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumberland North, and held the seat until 1926, when he succeeded to the peerage on the death of his mother Margaret. She had inherited the title from her father, the first Baron, the title having been created with a special remainder to allow female succession.
He served in the 1930s National Government as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1931 to 1934 and as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1934 to 1939. On his death in 1959, he was succeeded in the peerage by his eldest son Euan (born 1923).
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Historical list of MPs: C
- ThePeerage.com
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher William Lowther |
Member of Parliament for North Cumberland 1922–1926 |
Succeeded by Fergus Graham |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Earl Stanhope |
Under-Secretary of State for War 1934–1939 |
Succeeded by Earl of Munster |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Margaret Howard |
Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal 1926–1959 |
Succeeded by Euan Howard |
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