George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk

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George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk (c. 17 July 1625 – 21 April 1691) was an English peer.[1] 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.[citation needed] In January 1688/9 he succeeded his brother, James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk as Earl of Suffolk.

He died in 1691 without male issue and was succeeded by his brother Henry.[2]

His daughter Elizabeth [SIC: Mary] married Percy Kirke and his daughter Anne married William Jephson.

Family

http://www.thepeerage.com/p1702.htm#i17017

George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk was born in 1625.1 He was the son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Lady Elizabeth Home.2 He married, firstly, Catherine Alleyne, daughter of John Alleyne and Catherine Anscell, in 1648 at Walton, Suffolk, England.1

He married, secondly, Mary Wroth, daughter of Sir Henry Wroth and Elizabeth Maynard, circa 1686.3 Her first husband was James Cowper, son of Sir William Cowper, 1st Bt. and Martha Master.

He died on 21 April 1691.1

He gained the rank of Captain in 1646 in the Dutch States Army. He was Master of the Horse to the Duke of York in 1647. He was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Duke of York in 1648. He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Suffolk [E., 1603] on 7 January 1689.

Children of George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk and Catherine Alleyne

1. Lady Mary Howard1 b. 1653, d. 1707 married Lt.-Gen. Percy Kirke
2. Lady Anne Howard b. 1655 married William Jephson
3. Lady Catherine Howard b. c 1657, d. 1701 unmarried
4. Lady Margaret Howard b. c 1657
5. Lady Ellen Howard b. c 1659 unmarried

References

• http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersS6.htm
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of s.v." . Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 27. link ... James (1619–1689) became 3rd earl. This nobleman, who acted as earl marshal of England at the coronation of Charles II., died in January 1689 when his barony of Howard de Walden fell into abeyance between his two daughters.[1] His earldom, however, passed to his brother George (c. 1625–1691), who became 4th earl of Suffolk. ...