Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham

Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham

Lieutenant-General Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham (1714 – 19 November 1763), styled Lord Howard from 1731 to 1743, was a British nobleman and Army officer, the son of Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham.

Lord Howard was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 19 February 1734. On 7 January 1739, he was commissioned a guidon in the 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, of which his father was then captain and colonel. He was promoted first lieutenant and captain on 10 May 1740. Upon his father's death in February 1743, he succeeded him as Earl of Effingham, and subsequently as Deputy Earl Marshal. On 11 April 1743, Effingham was made first lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel in the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards. He married Elizabeth Beckford, daughter of Peter Beckford and sister of William Beckford on 14 February 1745, by whom he had children including:

• Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham (1747–1791)
• Richard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham (1748–1816)

Effingham was appointed an aide-de-camp to the King on 20 August 1749, and received the colonelcy of the 34th Regiment of Foot on 2 December 1754. He was promoted major-general on 15 January 1758 and lieutenant-general on 22 February 1760. On 30 October 1760, he left the 34th to become Captain and Colonel of the 1st Troop Horse Grenadier Guards. Effingham died three years later and was succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Howard,_2nd_Earl_of_Effingham

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• Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham1
• M, #9147, b. 1714, d. 19 November 1763
• Last Edited=24 Mar 2011
• Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham was born in 1714.1 He was the son of Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham and Diana O'Farrell.1 He married Elizabeth Beckford, daughter of Peter Beckford and Bathsuba Hering, on 14 February 1744/45.1 He died on 19 November 1763.1
• He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Effingham, co. Surrey [G.B., 1731] on 12 February 1742/43.1 He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Howard of Effingham, co. Surrey [E., 1554] on 12 February 1742/43.1 He held the office of Deputy Earl Marshal.1
• Children of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham and Elizabeth Beckford
  • Lady Elizabeth Howard+2 d. 31 Oct 1815
  • Lady Maria Howard+3 d. 14 Mar 1836
  • unknown daughter Howard1
  • Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham1 b. 13 Jan 1746, d. 19 Nov 1791
  • Richard Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham1 b. 21 Feb 1747/48, d. 10 Dec 1816
• Citations
• [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1277. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• [S37] BP2003. [S37]
• [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 217. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p915.htm#i9147 _____________________
• Name Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham [1, 2]
• Born Abt 1714 [3]
• Died 19 Nov 1763 [3]
• Buried 26 Nov 1763 Great Bookham, Surrey, England [3]
• Father Francis Howard, Earl of Effingham, c. 20 Oct 1683, Kensington, Middlesex, England d. 12 Feb 1743 (Age ~ 59 years)
• Mother Diana O'Farrell, b. of, , , Ireland
• Family Elizabeth Beckford, b. 18 Feb 1725, d. 13 Oct 1791, Chelsea College, Chelsea, London, England (Age 66 years)
• Married 14 Feb 1745 St. James', Piccadilly, Westminster, Middlesex, England [3]
• Children
  • 1. Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham, b. 13 Jan 1747, d. 19 Nov 1791, Government House, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Middlesex, Jamaica
  • 2. Anne Howard
  • 3. Richard Howard, Earl of Effingham, b. 21 Feb 1748, d. 10 Dec 1816, Grange, near, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Age 68 years)
  • 4. Elizabeth Howard, c. 1 Dec 1750, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England d. 31 Oct 1815, Clay Hill, Beckenham, Kent, England (Age ~ 64 years)
  • 5. Maria Howard, b. 30 Aug 1753, d. 14 Mar 1836, Hackwood Park, Basing, Hampshire, England (Age 82 years)
• Sources
• [S3] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 2 p. 217; vol. 4 p. 410; vol. 5 p. 13 (Reliability: 3).
• [S12] #505 Visitation of England and Wales (1893-1921), Howard, Joseph Jackson, (21 volumes. London: [Joseph Jackson Howard], 1893-1921), FHL book 942 D23h., vol. 12 p. 44; vol. 14 p. 73 (Reliability: 3).
• [S3] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 5 p. 13 (Reliability: 3).
• [S3] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 5 p. 12 (Reliability: 3).
• From: https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I56942&tre... ______________________________
• HOWARD, Hon. Richard (1748-1816).
• b. 21 Feb. 1748, 2nd s. of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Effingham, by Elizabeth, da. of Peter Beckford of Jamaica, sis. of Julines, Richard, and William Beckford; stepson of Sir George Howard. educ. Eton 1755-62. m. 14 June 1785, Harriet Elizabeth, da. and coh. of John Marsh, of Waresley Park, Hunts., s.p. suc. bro. as 4th Earl 19 Nov. 1791.
• Offices Held
  • Lt. 1 Horse Gds. 1768; ret. 1771; sec. and comptroller to the Queen 1784-1814; treasurer to the Queen 1814- d.
• Biography
• Howard sat for Steyning on the interest of Sir John Honywood, who was connected politically with Lord Effingham. He voted for Sir Elijah Impey’s impeachment, 9 May 1788, and with Pitt on the Regency, and is not known to have spoken in the House.
• He died 10 Dec. 1816.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/ho... ________________________
• The Lords Effingham and the American colonies (1976)
• http://www.archive.org/details/lordseffinghamam00feld
• http://www.archive.org/stream/lordseffinghamam00feld#page/3/mode/1up
• Francis, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham (1643-1695), of Great Bookham, Surrey, was the great-grandson of Sir William Howard of Linfeld, who was the second son of William, first Lord Howard of Effingham. Since Lord Francis Howard played a role in pre-revolutionary days as Governor of Virginia, he is dealt with at length in the following chapter.
• He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, Thomas, as 6th Baron Howard of Effingham (1682-1725). Lord Thomas had no sons, and the Barony devolved upon his brother
• Francis, 1st Earl of Effingham and 7th Baron Howard (1683- 1742). His Lordship was a military officer of high rank. Succeeded by his only son
• http://www.archive.org/stream/lordseffinghamam00feld#page/4/mode/1up
• Thomas, 2nd Earl of Effingham and 8th Baron Howard (1714-1763), also a military officer of rank. he was succeeded by his elder son.
• Thomas, 3rd Earl of Effingham and 9th Baron Howard (1746-1791), Lord Thomas Howard's protest in the British Parliament against England's treatment of the colonists, make him the most important character in this booklet, Personal History is contained in a following chapter
• Lord Thomas died without issue and honors devolved on his brother Richard, 4th Earl of Effingham and 10th Baron Howard (1747-1816), This title became extinct on the death of the 4th Earl, but in 1837 a kinsman was again created an Earl of Effingham.
• .... etc.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/lordseffinghamam00feld#page/11/mode/1up
• .... etc.
• Lord Thomas Howard was born in January 1746, the son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham. He was educated at Eton January 1753 - 60; entered the army in 1762; becoming a Lieut. Col. in 1782. He was Deputy Earl Marshal 1777 - 82; Acting Grand Master of Freemasons 1782 - 89; Treasurer of the Household (Whig) April 1782 - 83; Master of the Mint 1784 - 89; Governor of Jamaica 1789 - 91 . He married Catherine, daughter of Metcalfe Proctor, of Thorpe, near Leeds.
• Lady Effingham died of a liver disease at sea, on board. H. M. ship Diana on October 14, 1791, aged 45 years. One month and five days later, on November 19, 1791. Lord Effingham died at the same age at the Government House in Jamaica. He left no heir and the title passed to his brother Richard. _____________________
• HOWARD, George (1718-96), of Stoke, Bucks. and Great Bookham, Surr.
• bap. 20 June 1718, 1st s. of lt.-gen. Thomas Howard (nephew of Francis, 5th Baron Effingham) of Great Bookham by Mary, da. of Rt. Rev. William Moreton, bp. of Meath 1705-16, sis. of Sir William Moreton. educ. Westminster 1729; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1735. m. (1) 16 Feb. 1747, Lady Lucy Wentworth (d. 27 Apr. 1771), da. of Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford, sis. and coh. of William, 2nd Earl, 1s. 2da.; (2) 21 May 1776, Elizabeth, da. of Peter Beckford of Jamaica, sis. of Julines, Richard and William Beckford, wid. of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Effingham, s.p. suc. fa. 1753. K.B. 3 Aug. 1774.
• From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/ho... ______________________________