Major Right Hon. Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk; 12th Earl of Berkshire

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Henry Molyneux Paget Howard, 19th Earl of Suffolk, 12th Earl of Berkshire (13 September 1877 – 21 April 1917) was a British peer, styled Viscount Andover until 1898.

The eldest son of Henry Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk, he was educated at Winchester College. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (The Royal North Gloucestershire Regiment of Militia) on 12 February 1896[1] and was promoted lieutenant on 2 February 1897. He succeeded his father as Earl of Suffolk in March 1898. On 16 December 1898, he was seconded as an extra aide-de-camp to George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India, and was promoted captain while serving as ADC on 11 April 1900.[3] On 26 December 1904, Suffolk married Margaret "Daisy" Leiter, sister-in-law of Lord Curzon, by whom he had three children:

Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk (1906–1941)

Hon. Cecil John Arthur Howard (24 June 1908 – 1985), married Frances Dean, without issue

Lt.-Cdr. Hon. Greville Reginald Howard (1909–1987)

He resigned his commission on 28 January 1907. On 9 June 1908, he was commissioned a major, commanding the Wiltshire Battery, 3rd Wessex Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. This Territorial formation was sent to India during World War I and subsequently served in the Mesopotamian campaign. At the Battle of Istabulat, Suffolk was killed by shrapnel through the heart while commanding his battery. He is buried at Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

He was succeeded by his son Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, who would be killed performing bomb disposal during World War II.

HOWARD, HENRY MOLYNEUX PAGET

• Rank: Major
• Date of Death: 21/04/1917
• Age: 39
• Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery Cdg. 1st Wilts Bty.
• Grave Reference: III. S. 1.
• Cemetery: BASRA WAR CEMETERY
• Additional Information: 19th Earl of Suffolk and 12th Earl of Berkshire. Son of Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk and 11th Earl of Berkshire; husband of Marguerite Hyde, Countess of Suffolk and Berkshire, of Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wilts. CWGC
  

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