George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle
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George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle KG PC (April 18, 1802 – December 5, 1864), was a British politician and statesman.
He was born in London, the eldest son of the 6th earl by his wife Lady Georgiana Cavendish, eldest daughter of the 6th Duke of Devonshire. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where (as Viscount Morpeth) he earned a reputation as a scholar and writer of graceful verse, obtaining in 1821 both the chancellor's and the Newdigate prizes for a Latin and an English poem.
In 1826 he accompanied his uncle, the Duke of Devonshire, to Russia, to attend the coronation of Tsar Nicholas I, and became a great favourite in society at St Petersburg. At the general election of the same year he was returned to parliament as member for the family borough of Morpeth.
He participated in various positions in the Whig governments of the era. In 1835 he was appointed to the Privy Councils of the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 1855, he was made a Knight of the Garter.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: William Howard |
Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1826–1830 |
Succeeded by: William Howard |
| Preceded by: Viscount Milton |
Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1830–1832 |
Succeeded by: constituency abolished |
| Preceded by: constituency created |
Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire 1832–1841 |
Succeeded by: Lord John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie |
| Preceded by: Lord John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie |
Member of Parliament for West Riding of Yorkshire 1846–1848 |
Succeeded by: Edmund Denison |
| Political Offices | ||
| Preceded by: Sir Henry Hardinge |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1835–1841 |
Succeeded by: Lord Eliot |
| Preceded by: The Earl Canning |
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests 1846–1850 |
Succeeded by: Lord Seymour |
| Preceded by: The Lord Campbell |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1850–1852 |
Succeeded by: Robert Adam Christopher |
| Preceded by: The Earl of St Germans |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1855–1858 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Eglinton |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Eglinton |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1859–1864 |
Succeeded by: The Lord Wodehouse |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by: The Lord Wenlock |
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1847–1864 |
Succeeded by: The Lord Wenlock |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: George Howard |
Earl of Carlisle 1848–1864 |
Succeeded by: William Howard |
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