George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (12 August 1843 – 16 April 1911), known as George Howard until 1889, was an English aristocrat, politician and painter.
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[edit] Background and education
Howard was born in London, England, the son of Charles Howard, fifth son of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle. His mother was the Honourable Mary Parke, daughter of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale.[1] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge,[2][3] where he joined the Cambridge Apostles in 1864.[4]
[edit] Artistic career
Howard's art teachers were Alphonse Legros and Giovanni Costa, and he belonged to the 'Etruscan School'[5] of painters. He married Rosalind Frances Stanley in 1864, but did not share her campaigning interests, although he supported temperance. He was a friend of, and a patron to, a number of the artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, being particularly close to Edward Burne-Jones.[6]
The Carlisles lived in Kensington, in a house at 1 Palace Green[7] designed for them by Philip Webb, and at Naworth Castle. Robert Browning stayed with them at Naworth in 1869.[8] William Morris was an intimate friend, and his wallpapers were used in Kensington, at Naworth and at Castle Howard when George inherited it.[9]
[edit] Political career
Howard was Liberal Party Member of Parliament for East Cumberland between 1879 and 1880 and again between 1881 and 1885. He succeeded in the earldom in 1889 on the death of his uncle William Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle. He was a trustee of the National Gallery.[10]
[edit] Family
Lord Carlisle married the Honourable Rosalind Frances Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley, in 1864. They had eleven children:
- Charles James Stanley Howard, 10th Earl of Carlisle (8 March 1867 - 20 January 1912).
- Hon. Hubert George Lyulph Howard (3 April 1871 - September 1898), killed at the Battle of Omdurman.
- Hon. Christopher Edward Howard (2 June 1873 - 1 September 1896).
- Hon. Oliver Howard (b. 14 March 1875) married Muriel Stephenson (1876–1952) on 17 March 1900; had issue: Hubert Arthur George Howard (b. 1901) and Gwendolen Georgiana Howard (b. 1902).
- Hon. Geoffrey William Algernon Howard (12 February 1877 - 20 June 1935).
- Hon. Michael Francis Stafford Howard (23 January 1880 - 9 October 1917) married Nora Hensman (d. 1961) on 30 November 1911; had issue: Eric Bertram Howard (b. 1917) and Geraldine Mary Howard (b. 1917).
- Lady Mary Henrietta Howard (d. 2 September 1956) married George Gilbert Aimé Murray (d. May 20, 1957) on 30 November 1889.
- Lady Cecilia Howard (d. 6 May 1947) married Charles Henry Roberts (d. 25 July 1959) on 7 April 1891.
- Lady Dorothy Howard (d. 14 September 1968) married Francis Robert Eden (1877–1962) on 14 October 1913; had issue: Michael Francis Eden (b. 1914), Barbara Dorothy Eden, Griselda Rosalind Eden (b. 1917), Nancy Clare Eden (b. 1918), and Roger Quentin Eden (b. 1922).
- Lady Elizabeth Dacre Howard (b. 1883).
- Lady Aurea Howard (b. 1884) married Denyss Chamberlaine Wace on 24 May 1923.
Lord Carlisle died at Hindhead, Brackland, Surrey, in April 1911, aged 67. His eldest son Charles succeeded in the earldom. The Countess of Carlisle died in August 1921, aged 76.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b thepeerage.com George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Howard, George James". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Biography for: George James Howard
- ^ The Apostles
- ^ [1]; the name Etruscan School was applied only in the 1880s to the grouping around Costa, and George Howard has been credited with assembling them from 1882 [2].
- ^ Judith Flanders, A Circle of Sisters (2001), p.111.
- ^ [3]; photos of decorations by Burne-Jones, William Morris, Walter Crane and Webb, From: 'Plate 109: No. 1 Palace Green, morning-room.', Survey of London: volume 37: Northern Kensington (1973), p. 109. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=49995. Date accessed: 06 March 2007. [4]
- ^ Iain Finlayson, Browning: A Private Life (2004) p.605.
- ^ William Morris - Victoria and Albert Museum
- ^ Earls of Carlisle - LoveToKnow 1911
- Virginia Surtees (1988) The Artist and the Autocrat. George and Rosalind Howard, Earl and Countess of Carlisle
- Robin Gibson, George Howard and His Circle at Carlisle, The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 110, No. 789, Special Issue Commemorating the Bicentenary of The Royal Academy (1768–1968) (Dec., 1968), p. 720
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
- Victorian Web page
- ArtCyclopedia page
- St Martin's Pre-Raphaelite Church, Brampton, Cumbria at www.stmartinsbrampton.org.uk
- National Portrait Gallery; his portrait of his wife Rosalind
- National Portrait Gallery: his portrait of Edward Burne-Jones
- National Portrait Gallery: his portrait of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale, maternal grandfather
- Tate Collection | View from the Front of St John Lateran, Rome at www.tate.org.uk, [5], [6], Balliol College portraits of Benjamin Jowett and Mazzini, online pictures.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Wentworth George Howard Edward Stafford Howard |
Member of Parliament for Cumberland East 1879–1880 With: Edward Stafford Howard |
Succeeded by Edward Stafford Howard Sir Richard Courtenay Musgrave |
| Preceded by Edward Stafford Howard Sir Richard Courtenay Musgrave |
Member of Parliament for Cumberland East 1881–1885 With: Edward Stafford Howard |
Constituency abolished |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by William George Howard |
Earl of Carlisle 1889–1911 |
Succeeded by Charles James Stanley Howard |
