Richard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham (21 February 1748 – 11 December 1816)[1] was a British peer and a member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Richard Howard until 1791.

Biography

On 21 November 1763, Howard was commissioned a sub-brigadier and cornet in the 1st Troop of Horse Guards, and a brigadier and lieutenant on 21 January 1765. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Steyning from 1784 to 1790.[2][3] On 29 March 1784, he was appointed Secretary and Comptroller of the Household to Queen Charlotte.

Howard inherited the earldom in 1791 from his brother, Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham. On 7 September 1803, he was appointed Colonel of the Sheffield Regiment of Volunteers, and became Treasurer to the Queen in 1814, dying in 1816. At his death, the Earldom of Effingham became extinct, while his distant cousin Kenneth succeeded him as Baron Howard of Effingham.

Notes

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "E" (part 1)[self-published source] [better source needed]
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  3. ^ Smith 1973, p. 556.

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Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byJohn BullockSir Thomas Skipwith, Bt Member of Parliament for Steyning 1784–1790 With: Sir John Honywood, Bt 1784–1785Thomas Edwards Freeman 1785–1788Sir John Honywood, Bt 1788–1790 Succeeded byHenry Thomas HowardJames Martin Lloyd Court offices Preceded byHon. George North Secretary and Comptroller to Queen Charlotte 1784–1814 Succeeded byWilliam Price Preceded byThe Earl of Ailesbury Treasurer to Queen Charlotte 1814–1816 Succeeded byHerbert Taylor Peerage of Great Britain Preceded byThomas Howard Earl of Effingham 1791–1816 Extinct Peerage of England Preceded byThomas Howard Baron Howard of Effingham 1791–1816 Succeeded byKenneth Howard
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