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Signature. Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, KG (1536 – 14 December 1624), known as Lord Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I. He was commander of the English forces during the battles against the Spanish Armada and was chiefly responsible for ...
Howard succeeded his father in 1573, relinquishing his seat in the Commons, where he had been named to only three committees, concerned with the succession (31 Oct. 1566), Mary Queen of Scots (12 May 1572) and fire-arms (22 May 1572). In 1585 Howard was appointed lord high admiral, an office held briefly by his father in Mary Tudor’s reign.
Howard was the second son of Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick and Mary Butler. He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in 1646, and was then admitted to Lincoln's Inn. [1] In 1653 he was a soldier in Oliver Cromwell 's life-guards, and a "great preacher" of the anabaptists, but his views were republican, and he took part ...
30 Mar. 1695; will 20 Dec 1694, pr. 1 June 1695. 1. Gov. Virginia 1683–93. Associated with: Hale House, Chelsea, Mdx.; Lingfield, Surr. and Virginia (1683-89) Likenesses: oil on canvas, school of Sir G. Kneller, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond. Francis Howard succeeded to the barony of Howard of Effingham at the death of his distant ...
Lord William only held the post of Lord Admiral for four years, as despite his Catholic Howard family background, he was never entirely trusted by Mary because of his protestant connections. The Lord Admiral role allowed its holder to build his wealth as he received 10% of prize cargoes from captured ships, but Lord William did not hold the role long enough to build his wealth.
Howard married secondly, Dorothy Troyes, daughter of Thomas Troyes of Hampshire, and widow of Sir William Uvedale, about May 1530. Howard married thirdly, before 12 July 1537, Margaret Mundy (or Munday), daughter of Sir John Mundy (or Munday), Lord Mayor of London, and widow of Nicholas Jennings. Howard had no issue by his second and third wives.
William Howard Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, Kt QC (18 January 1933 – 10 January 2017) [1] [2] was a British Liberal Democrat politician, a leading property and human rights lawyer, and a member of the House of Lords. [3]
