George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk (c. 17 July 1625 – 21 April 1691) was an English peer.[1]
George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 17 July 1625 |
| Died | 21 April 1691 (aged 65) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Alleyne Anne Wroth |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Theophilus Howard |
| Relatives | James Howard (brother) Henry Howard (brother) Frances Villiers (sister) |
He was a son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and was styled Hon. George Howard from 1640 to 1688/9. He was commissioned a captain in the Dutch States Army in 1646. In 1647, he became Master of the Horse to the Duke of York, and a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Duke in 1648.[1] In January 1688/9 he succeeded his brother, James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk as Earl of Suffolk. He married twice:
- Catherine, daughter of John Alleyne of Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire [1]
- Anne (d. 1710),[2] daughter of John Wroth esq. of Chigwell, Essex and widow of James Cowper esq.[1]
He died in 1691 without male issue and was succeeded by his brother Henry.[3] His daughter Elizabeth married Percy Kirke and his daughter Anne married William Jephson.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Doyle, James Edward (1886). The Official Baronage of England: Pembroke-Zetland. p. 452.
- ^ Waller, William Chapman (1903). "An Extinct County Family: Wroth of Loughton Hall, I". Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 8: 181.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 27.
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