Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire
The Earl of Berkshire | |
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Born |
8 October 1587 Saffron Walden, Essex |
Died | 16 July 1669 |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Cecil |
Children |
Charles Howard (2nd Earl of Berkshire) Mary Howard Thomas Howard (3rd Earl of Berkshire) Henry Howard William Howard Sir Robert Howard Elizabeth Howard Colonel Philip Howard Frances Howard James Howard Algernon Howard Edward Howard Diana Howard |
Parent(s) |
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk Catherine Knyvet. |
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire (8 October 1587 – 16 July 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1605 and 1622. He was created Earl of Berkshire in 1625.
Life
Howard was born in Saffron Walden, Essex, the second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and his wife Catherine Knyvet. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1] He was knighted in 1604. In 1605 he was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in a by-election. He was elected MP for Wiltshire in 1614. In 1621 he was elected MP for Cricklade. In 1621 he was created Baron Howard of Charlton, Wiltshire and in 1625 he was created Earl of Berkshire. [2]
Family
Howard married Elizabeth Cecil, daughter and co-heir of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter in 1614. They had thirteen children:
- Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Berkshire (1615–1679).
- Mary Howard (1616–1679)
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire (1619–1706).
- Henry Howard (playwright)
- William Howard
- Sir Robert Howard (1626–1698)
- Elizabeth Howard, married John Dryden
- Colonel Philip Howard (1629–1717)
- Frances Howard, who married Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness
- James Howard
- Algernon Howard
- Edward Howard[3]
- Diana Howard (1636–1713).
References
- ↑ "Howard, Thomas (HWRT598T2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Berkshire, Thomas Howard". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ "Howard, Edward (fl.1669)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by Sir Thomas Hesketh Thomas Fanshawe |
Member of Parliament for Lancaster 1605–1611 With: Thomas Fanshawe |
Succeeded by Thomas Fanshawe William Fanshawe |
Preceded by Sir Francis Popham John Thynne |
Member of Parliament for Wiltshire 1614 With: Sir Henry Poole |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Seymour Sir Edward Bayntun |
Preceded by Sir Thomas Monson Sir John Eyre |
Member of Parliament for Cricklade 1621–1622 With: Sir Carew Reynell |
Succeeded by Sir William Howard Sir Neville Poole |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by The Earl of Banbury |
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire 1628–1646 With: The Earl of Banbury 1628–1632 |
English Interregnum |
Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire 1628 – 1646, 1660 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Falkland | |
Honorary titles | ||
English Interregnum | Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex 1660–1662 With: The Earl of Dorset |
Succeeded by The Duke of Albemarle |
Peerage of England | ||
New creation | Earl of Berkshire 1625–1669 |
Succeeded by Charles Howard |
Baron Howard of Charlton (descended by acceleration) 1621–1640 |