He served in the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of admiral in 1870,[1] and also sat as WhigMember of Parliament for Morpeth from 1833 to 1837 and from 1840 to 1852.[1][2] In 1874 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lanerton, of Lanerton in the County of Cumberland.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Lord Lanerton married Diana, daughter of the Hon. George Ponsonby, in 1842. The marriage was childless. He died in October 1880, aged 70, when the barony became extinct. Lady Lanerton died in 1893.[1]
See alsoedit
O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Howard, Edward Granville George" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray – via Wikisource.
Referencesedit
^ abcdthepeerage.com Admiral Edward Granville George Howard, 1st and last Baron Lanerton of Lanerton
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edward, howard, baron, lanerton, admiral, edward, granville, george, howard, baron, lanerton, december, 1809, october, 1880, british, naval, commander, politician, contents, background, naval, political, career, personal, life, also, references, external, link. Admiral Edward Granville George Howard 1st Baron Lanerton 23 December 1809 8 October 1880 was a British naval commander and politician Contents 1 Background 2 Naval and political career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground editHoward was the fourth son of George Howard 6th Earl of Carlisle and his wife Lady Georgiana Dorothy daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke of Devonshire George Howard 7th Earl of Carlisle was his elder brother 1 Naval and political career editHe served in the Royal Navy and achieved the rank of admiral in 1870 1 and also sat as Whig Member of Parliament for Morpeth from 1833 to 1837 and from 1840 to 1852 1 2 In 1874 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lanerton of Lanerton in the County of Cumberland 3 Personal life editLord Lanerton married Diana daughter of the Hon George Ponsonby in 1842 The marriage was childless He died in October 1880 aged 70 when the barony became extinct Lady Lanerton died in 1893 1 See also editO Byrne William Richard 1849 Howard Edward Granville George A Naval Biographical Dictionary John Murray via Wikisource References edit a b c d thepeerage com Admiral Edward Granville George Howard 1st and last Baron Lanerton of Lanerton leighrayment com House of Commons Mitcham to Motherwell South Archived from the original on 10 August 2009 Retrieved 8 August 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link No 24050 The London Gazette 2 January 1874 p 1 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Edward HowardParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byFrederick George Howard Member of Parliament for Morpeth1833 1837 Succeeded byLord LevesonPreceded byViscount Leveson Member of Parliament for Morpeth1840 1852 Succeeded bySir George Grey BtPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Lanerton1874 1880 Extinct nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1801 for an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a baron in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Howard 1st Baron Lanerton amp oldid 1119382355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
