Gordon Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham
Gordon Frederick Henry Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham (18 May 1873 – 7 July 1946)[1] was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. The son of Hon. Frederick Charles Howard and grandson of Henry Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, he inherited the earldom in 1898 from his cousin, Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham.
He married Rosamond Margaret Hudson in 1904, by whom he had two children:
- Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham (1905–1996)
- Hon. John Algernon Frederick Charles Howard (29 December 1907 – 24 April 1970)
They were divorced in 1914. In 1924, Howard married Madeleine Foshay (d. 1958). He was an art dealer in New York before inheriting the earldom.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Effingham
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Howard |
Earl of Effingham 1927–1946 |
Succeeded by Mowbray Howard |