William Howard, styled by courtesyViscount Andover (23 December 1714 – 15 July 1756), of Elford Hall, Staffordshire, was British Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1737 to 1747.
Andover was returned unopposed as a ToryMember of Parliament for Castle Rising at a by-election on 16 April 1737. He voted against theeGovernment on the Spanish convention in 1739 and on the place bill of 1740. In February 1741, he was one of the Tories who withdrew on the motion for Walpole's dismissal. He was returned unopposed at the 1741 British general election but did not stand in 1747.[1]
Death and legacyedit
Andover died on 15 July 1756. He and his wife had a son Henry and three daughters, one of whom (Frances) married Richard Bagot (later Howard), son of Sir Walter Bagot, 5th Baronet.[1]
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