Charles Howard, 10th Earl of Carlisle

Charles James Stanley Howard, 10th Earl of Carlisle, DL (8 March 1867 – 20 January 1912), styled Viscount Morpeth from 1889 to 1911, was a British soldier and Liberal Unionist politician.

Howard was the eldest son of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, and the Hon. Rosalind Frances, daughter of Edward Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley. Geoffrey William Algernon Howard was his younger brother. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford. Howard achieved the rank of Captain in the 3rd Border Regiment and served in the Second Boer War. In 1904 he was elected to the House of Commons for Birmingham South, a seat he held until 1911, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Cumberland in 1905.^[1]

Lord Carlisle married Rhoda Ankaret, daughter of Colonel Paget Walter L'Estrange, in 1894. They had one son and three daughters:

• George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard (January 06, 1895 - February 17, 1963) married (1) Bridget Helen Hore-Ruthven on January 17, 1918 (div); had issue: Carolyn Howard (b. 1919) and Charles James Ruthven Howard (b. 1923). Married (2) Esme Mary Shrubb Iredell on August 15, 1947; had issue: Susan Howard (b. 1948).
• Constance Howard (b. January 20, 1897)
• Ankaret Howard (April 23, 1900 - April 09, 1945) married William Jackson on April 07, 1927; had issue: William Thomas Jackson (b. 1927) and Ankaret Tarn Jackson (b. 1934)
• Elizabeth Howard (October 24, 1903 - January 12, 1969) married Laurence Robert Maconochie-Welwood on September 07, 1934; had issue: Mary Elizabeth Maconochie-Welwood (b. 1936).

He died in January 1912, aged 44, and was succeeded in his titles by his only son George. Lady Carlisle survived him by 45 years and died in December 1957, aged 90.

Agreements

In 1891 the Earl of Carlisle entered into a long term letting of fishing rights to certain rivers in northern Cumbria, including parts of the River Irthing and King Water. (River Agreement, 1891)

References

1. ^ London Gazette: no. 27792. p. 3427. 12 May 1905.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• www.thepeerage.com
• 1891 River Agreement between the Earl of Carlisle and the Bramption Angling Association
• Entry at Who Was Who

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Howard, Viscount Morpeth

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Joseph Powell-Williams	Member of Parliament for Birmingham South 1904–1911	Succeeded by Leo Amery
Peerage of England
Preceded by George James Howard	Earl of Carlisle 1911–1912	Succeeded by George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard