Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard (7 October 1766 – 17 June 1824), known as Henry Thomas Howard until 1812 and Henry Thomas Molyneux-Howard until 1817, was a British gentleman who served as Deputy Earl Marshal in the latter part of the reign of George III and early in the reign of George IV.
Howard was the son of Henry Howard (1713–1787) and Juliana Molyneux. On 24 May 1790, he was commissioned a captain in the North Battalion, Gloucestershire Militia.[1] He first entered Parliament in 1790, being returned for Arundel and Steyning. His return in Steyning was overturned on petition in 1791, but he represented Arundel until 1795. He was then elected for Gloucester and held that seat until 1818.[2] He married Elizabeth Long, daughter of Edward Long, on 12 September 1801, and by her had one son and four daughters:
Upon the death of his uncle Sir Francis Molyneux, 7th Baronet in 1812, Howard adapted the surname of Molyneux-Howard and inherited the Molyneux estates of Teversall and Wellow. In 1815, his elder brother Bernard succeeded a distant cousin as Duke of Norfolk. Because Bernard was a recusant, he had to appoint a deputy to carry out his duties as Earl Marshal, and he chose his brother Henry, who was officially appointed to the post in March 1816.[2]
On 14 October 1817, Molyneux-Howard resumed the use of Howard as his principal surname, becoming Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard, and on the following day, was granted a warrant of precedence to be styled as the younger son of a duke, becoming Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard. He carried out his duties as Deputy Earl Marshal through the planning for the coronation of George IV, but was unable by reason of illness to perform them at the coronation himself, his place being taken by Lord Howard of Effingham.[2]
He again represented Arundel from 1818 until 1820. In the latter year, he was returned as Member of Parliament for Steyning, and continued to represent that constituency until his death. He died after a short illness in his house in Lower Grosvenor Street.[2] His eldest son Henry replaced him in Parliament; the Teversall and Wellow estates, which had been entailed on his second son or eldest daughter, went to his daughter Henrietta Anna, later Countess of Carnarvon, who adopted the surname of Molyneux-Howard in consequence.
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| Preceded by Thomas Fitzherbert Richard Beckford |
Member of Parliament for Arundel 1790–1795 With: Sir George Thomas |
Succeeded by Sir George Thomas Sir Thomas Gascoigne |
| Preceded by Hon. Richard Howard Sir John Honywood |
Member of Parliament for Steyning 1790–1791 With: James Martin Lloyd |
Succeeded by Sir John Honywood John Curtis |
| Preceded by John Webb John Pitt |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1795–1801 With: John Pitt |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Gloucester 1801–1818 With: John Pitt 1801–1805 Robert Morris 1805–1816 Edward Webb 1816–1818 |
Succeeded by Edward Webb Robert Bransby Cooper |
| Preceded by Sir Arthur Piggott Francis Wilder |
Member of Parliament for Arundel 1812 With: Francis Wilder |
Succeeded by Francis Wilder Sir Samuel Romilly |
| Preceded by Francis Wilder Sir Samuel Romilly |
Member of Parliament for Arundel 1818–1820 With: Sir Arthur Piggott 1818–1819 Robert Blake |
Succeeded by Robert Blake Viscount Bury |
| Preceded by Sir John Aubrey George Philips |
Member of Parliament for Steyning 1820–1824 With: George Richard Philips |
Succeeded by George Richard Philips Henry Howard |