George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk

George Howard, 4th Earl of Suffolk
Bornc. (1625-07-17)17 July 1625
Died21 April 1691(1691-04-21) (aged 65)
Spouse(s)Catherine Alleyne
Anne Wroth
Children2
FatherTheophilus Howard
RelativesJames Howard (brother)
Henry Howard (brother)
Frances Villiers (sister)

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.[1] In January 1688/9 he succeeded his brother, James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk as Earl of Suffolk. He married twice:

  • Catherine, daughter of John Alleyne of Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire [1]
  • Anne (d. 1710),[2] daughter of John Wroth esq. of Chigwell, Essex and widow of James Cowper esq.[1]

He died in 1691 without male issue and was succeeded by his brother Henry.[3] His daughter Elizabeth married Percy Kirke and his daughter Anne married William Jephson.

  1. ^ a b c d Doyle, James Edward (1886). The Official Baronage of England: Pembroke-Zetland. p. 452.
  2. ^ Waller, William Chapman (1903). "An Extinct County Family: Wroth of Loughton Hall, I". Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 8: 181.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of s.v." . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 27.