Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk

Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk, 12th Earl of Berkshire (13 September 1877 – 21 April 1917) was a British peer, styled Viscount Andover until 1898.

The eldest son of Henry Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk, he was educated at Winchester College.^[1] He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (The Royal North Gloucestershire Regiment of Militia) on 12 February 1896^[2] and was promoted lieutenant on 2 February 1897.^[3] He succeeded his father as Earl of Suffolk in March 1898. On 16 December 1898, he was seconded as an extra aide-de-camp to George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India, and was promoted captain while serving as ADC on 11 April 1900.^[4] On 26 December 1904, Suffolk married Margaret "Daisy" Leiter, sister-in-law of Lord Curzon, by whom he had three children:

Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk (1906–1941)
Hon. Cecil John Arthur Howard (24 June 1908 – 1985), married Frances Dean, without issue
Lt.-Cdr. Hon. Greville Reginald Howard (1909–1987)

He resigned his commission on 28 January 1907.^[5] On 9 June 1908, he was commissioned a major, commanding the Wiltshire Battery, 3rd Wessex Brigade, Royal Field Artillery^[6] This Territorial formation was sent to India during World War I and subsequently served in the Mesopotamian campaign. At the Battle of Istabulat, Suffolk was killed by shrapnel through the heart while commanding his battery. He is buried at Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.^[7]

He was succeeded by his son Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, who would be killed performing bomb disposal during World War II.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk

16. John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk

8. Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk

17. Julia Gaskarth

4. Charles Howard, 17th Earl of Suffolk

18. James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne

9. The Hon. Elizabeth Dutton

19. Elizabeth Coke

2. Henry Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk

20. Henry Howard

10. Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard

21. Juliana Molyneux

5. Isabella Molyneux-Howard

22. Edward Long

11. Elizabeth Long

23. Mary Beckford

1. Henry Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk

24. George Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry

12. George Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry

25. Peggy Pitches

6. The Hon. Henry Coventry

26. Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans

13. Lady Mary Beauclerk

27. Jane Moses

3. Mary Coventry

28. George Dundas, 25th of Dundas

14. James Dundas, 26th of Dundas

29. Christian Stirling

7. Caroline Dundas

30. Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan

15. Lady Mary Duncan

31. Henrietta Dundas

References

↑ Wainewright, John Bannerman (ed). Winchester College 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells, 1907. page 513.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 26708. p. 788. 11 February 1896.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 26809. p. 7. 1 February 1897.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27308. p. 2861. 26 April 1901.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27999. p. 1391. 26 February 1907.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 28189. p. 7757. 27 October 1908.
↑ CWGC Casualty Record.

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Peerage of England
Preceded by Henry Charles Howard	Earl of Suffolk 1898–1917	Succeeded by Charles Henry George Howard
Preceded by Henry Charles Howard	Earl of Berkshire 1898–1917	Succeeded by Charles Henry George Howard