Arthur Howard (politician) explained

Sir Arthur Jared Palmer Howard (30 May 1896 – 26 April 1971) was a British Army officer and politician.^[1]

Howard was the youngest son of Margaret Charlotte Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal and brother of the 3rd Baron. He was Mayor of Westminster during the period 1936–1937.^[2] He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster St George's from 1945 to 1950.^[1]

Through his wife, Lady Leonora Stanley Baldwin, Howard was the son-in-law of British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and Lucy Baldwin, Countess Baldwin of Bewdley.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: HOWARD, Hon. Sir Arthur Jared Palmer . Who Was Who . A & C Black . 1920–2008 . 13 February 2011.
2. Web site: Chapter 22: Family & personal records and private estate papers . Introduction to the Archive Collections . Westminster City Council . 15 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100108073749/http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/indexes/guide/guide22/ . 8 January 2010 .