Henry Howard (historian)

Henry Howard
Posthumous portrait of Howard, by James Ramsay, 1843
High Sheriff of Cumberland
In office
1832–1833
Preceded byJohn Taylor
Succeeded byHenry Curwen
Personal details
Born(1757-07-02)2 July 1757
Corby Castle, Cumberland
Died1 March 1842(1842-03-01) (aged 84)
Corby Castle, Cumberland
Spouse(s)
Maria Archer
(m. 1788; died 1789)

Catherine Mary Neave
(m. 1793)
RelationsSir Henry Howard (grandson)
Francis Howard (grandson)
Children6, including Philip, Henry
Parent(s)Philip Howard
Anne Witham
EducationUniversity of Paris
Theresian Academy

Henry Howard FRS (2 July 1757 – 1 March 1842) was an English antiquarian and family historian, best known as the author of Memorials of the Howard Family. He was a member of the Howards of Corby, a branch of the Howard family headed by the Duke of Norfolk.[1]

  1. ^ Burke, Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 817. Retrieved 23 October 2024.