Thomas Howard (1651–1701)
Thomas Howard (1651–1701) was the only surviving son of Sir Robert Howard of Ashtead, Surrey.
He served as a Teller of the Exchequer from 1689 until his death, a post that provided him with a house at Westminster. He was Member of Parliament for Castle Rising from 1685 to 1689 and from 1698 until his death, his father having the seat before him and in the intervening period. He sat for Bletchingley in the two periods between sitting for Castle Rising.
He married Lady Diana, daughter of Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford in 1683, by whom he had three sons and a daughter. Only one son survived him, dying the year after him aged 14.[1] His daughter Diana married (in 1703) Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley and 3rd Baron Ward, who died in 1704, leaving her pregnant with a posthumous son, who succeeded his father in the Dudley estates, but died in 1731 without issue.[2]
References
- David W Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, and Stuart Handley, The House of Commons, 1690-1715 (Cambridge University Press for History of Parliament Trust 2002), 408-9.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Simon Clifford |
Teller of the Receipt of the Exchequer 1689–1701 |
Succeeded by Sir John Stanley, Bt |
| Parliament of England | ||
| Preceded by Robert Howard James Hoste |
Member of Parliament for Castle Rising with Sir Nicholas L'Estrange 1685–1689 |
Succeeded by Robert Howard Robert Walpole, Sr. |
| Preceded by Ambrose Browne Sir Marmaduke Gresham |
Member of Parliament for Bletchingley with Jeffrey Amherst 1689–1690 Sir Robert Clayton 1690–1695 Maurice Thompson 1695–1698 1689–1698 |
Succeeded by Hugh Hare Sir Robert Clayton |
| Preceded by Robert Howard Robert Walpole, Sr. |
Member of Parliament for Castle Rising with Robert Walpole, Sr. 1698–1700 Robert Walpole, Jr. 1700–1701 1698–1701 |
Succeeded by Robert Walpole, Jr. Robert Cecil |