George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk
George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk (c. 17 July 1625 – 21 April 1691) was an English peer.[1] He was a son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and was styled Hon. George Howard from 1640 to 1688/9.
He was commissioned a captain in the Dutch States Army in 1646. In 1647, he became Master of the Horse to the Duke of York, and a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Duke in 1648.[citation needed] In January 1688/9 he succeeded his brother, James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk as Earl of Suffolk. He died in 1691 without male issue and was succeeded by his brother Henry.[2] His daughter Elizabeth married Percy Kirke and his daughter Anne married William Jephson.
References
- ^ "Peerage @ leighrayment.com". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 27.