Hugh Howard (1761–1840) Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Hugh Howard
Office:Member of Parliament for St Johnstown
Term Start:1790
Term End:1800
Predecessor:Hon. Robert Howard
Hon. William Forward-Howard
Alongside:Hon. William Forward-Howard
Successor:Constituency disenfranchised
Birth Date:27 January 1761
Parents:Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow
Alice Howard, 1st Countess of Wicklow
Children:5, including Ralph, Theodosia
Relations:Granville Proby, 4th Earl of Carysfort (grandson)
William Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort (grandson)

Hugh Howard (27 January 1761 – 3 November 1840), styled The Honourable from 1776, was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Early life

Howard was born in 1761 as a younger son of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow and the former Alice Forward who was made suo jure Countess of Wicklow in 1793 after the death of his father. Among his siblings was Robert Howard, 2nd Earl of Wicklow, a Representative Peer for Ireland from 1800 to 1815 and William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow.

Career

Howard was elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for St Johnstown in 1790, and held the seat until its disenfranchisement following the Acts of Union 1800.[1]

Personal life

On 20 December 1792, Howard was married to Catharine Bligh, the second daughter of Very Rev. Robert Bligh, Dean of Elphin. Together, they were the parents of:[2]

Howard died on 3 November 1840.[2]

Notes and References

  1. E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.97 (Retrieved 26 May 2016).
  2. Web site: Wicklow, Earl of (I, 1793 - 1978) . www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk . Heraldic Media Limited . 6 August 2021.