Stafford Howard
British politician (1851–1916)
Sir Edward Stafford Howard (28 November 1851 – 8 April 1916) was a British Liberal politician and magistrate.
Background and education
A member of the influential Howard family headed by the Duke of Norfolk, Howard was the second son of Henry Howard, son of Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard and nephew of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk. His mother was Charlotte Caroline Georgina Long, daughter of Henry Lawes Long and Catharine Long of Hampton Lodge, Surrey. He was the younger brother of Penrith MP Henry Howard and the elder brother of Lord Howard of Penrith.
He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple.
Political career
Howard entered Parliament as one of two representatives for Cumberland East at a by-election in 1876, a seat he held until 1885 when the constituency was abolished under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. At the 1885 general election, he was elected as MP for Thornbury until he was defeated at the 1886 election. He served briefly as Under-Secretary of State for India from April to July 1886 in William Ewart Gladstone's short-lived third administration. Howard was later Senior Commissioner of HM's Woods and Forests.
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