Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk

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Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk and 5th Earl of Berkshire, KG, PC (16 May 1739 – 7 March 1779) was a British politician who served as 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 Privy Counsellor in 1771 and a Knight of the Garter in 1778.

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Halifax	Lord Privy Seal 1771	Succeeded by The Duke of Grafton
Preceded by The Earl of Halifax	Northern Secretary 1771–1779	Succeeded by The Viscount Weymouth
Peerage of England
Preceded by Henry Bowes Howard	Earl of Suffolk 1757–1779	Succeeded by Henry Howard