Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle

For other people named Charles Howard, see Charles Howard (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable The Earl of Carlisle PC
First Lord of the Treasury
In office 23 May 1715 – 10 October 1715
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	The Earl of Halifax
Succeeded by	Robert Walpole
In office 30 December 1701 – 8 May 1702
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	The Earl of Godolphin
Succeeded by	The Earl of Godolphin as Lord High Treasurer
Member of Parliament for Morpeth
In office 1689–1692 Serving with Roger Fenwick
Monarch	William III and Mary II
Preceded by	Sir Henry Pickering
Succeeded by	George Nicholas
Personal details
Born	Charles Howard 1669
Died	1 May 1738 Bath, Somerset Kingdom of England
Spouse(s)	Anne de Vere Capell

Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, PC (c.1669 – 1 May 1738) was a British statesman and member of the peerage of England.

Charles Howard was the eldest son of Edward Howard and inherited his title on the death of his father in 1692. He married in 1683 Lady Anne de Vere Capell, daughter of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex.

He was elected as MP for Morpeth in 1689. He was appointed Governor of Carlisle from 1693 to 1728 and Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland and of Westmorland from 1694-1714. William III made him a Gentleman of the Bedchamber between 1700 and 1702, First Lord of the Treasury from 1701 to 1702 and Privy Counsellor in 1701. He acted as Earl Marshal between 1701 and 1706 because his cousin, the Duke of Norfolk, was a minor. On Queen Anne's death on 1 August 1714 he was appointed Lord Justice of the Realm until the arrival of King George I on 18 September 1714.. The new king reappointed him as First Lord of the Treasury from 23 May 1715 to 10 October 1715 and made him Constable of the Tower of London between 1715 and 1722.^[1]

In 1699 he commissioned a new Baroque mansion, Castle Howard, in Yorkshire, England to the design of Sir John Vanbrugh which is still occupied by his descendants.

He died in Bath in 1738 and is buried in the mausoleum at Castle Howard. He had six children:

• Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle (1693–1758)
• General Hon. Sir Charles Howard (c. 1696–1765)
• Lady Harriet Howard, died young
• Lady Elizabeth Anne Howard, married Nicholas Lechmere, 1st Baron Lechmere, then Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet
• Lady Anne Howard, married Richard Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine, then Brig-Gen. William Douglas of Kirkness (d. 1747)
• Lady Mary Howard, unmarried

References

1. ^ The Peerage

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
•  "Howard, Charles (1674-1738)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Henry Pickering, Bt Theophilus Oglethorpe	Member of Parliament for Morpeth with Roger Fenwick 1689–1692	Succeeded by Roger Fenwick George Nicholas
Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Godolphin	First Lord of the Treasury 1701–1702	Succeeded by The Earl of Godolphin (Lord High Treasurer)
Preceded by The Earl of Halifax	First Lord of the Treasury 1715	Succeeded by Robert Walpole
Preceded by New Office	Master of the Harriers 1730–1738	Succeeded by The Lord Walpole
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir John Lowther	Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland and Westmorland 1694–1738	Succeeded by The 3rd Viscount Lonsdale
Preceded by The 1st Viscount Lonsdale	Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland 1700–1714	Succeeded by The Earl of Thanet
Preceded by The Earl of Thanet	Custos Rotulorum of Cumberland 1715–1738	Succeeded by The 3rd Viscount Lonsdale
Preceded by The Earl of Northampton	Constable of the Tower 1715–1722	Succeeded by The Earl of Lincoln
Preceded by Hatton Compton	Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets 1717–1722
Preceded by The Viscount Cobham	Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle 1723–1730	Succeeded by The Duke of St Albans
Peerage of England
Preceded by Edward Howard	Earl of Carlisle 1692–1738	Succeeded by Henry Howard

Persondata
Name	Carlisle, Charles Howard, 3rd Earl Of
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1669
Place of birth
Date of death	1 May 1738
Place of death	Bath, Somerset Kingdom of England