William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle

William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle (23 February 1808 – 29 March 1889) was an English clergyman and peer.

Early life

He was born in London the third son of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle and Lady Georgiana Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Georgiana Spencer (the eldest daughter of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer).

Howard was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.

Career

He was Rector of Londesborough (a living in the gift of the Earl of Londesborough) in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1832 for more than forty years until 1877, although from 1866, due to Lord Howard's mental incapacity, his duties were performed by his replacement.

He succeeded to the title on the death of his elder brother George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle on 5 December 1864, he never married. On his death the title passed to his nephew George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle.

References

Sources

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• thepeerage.com
• The Howard Family

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Carlisle

1. Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle
2. George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle
3. Earl of Carlisle
4. George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle
5. Earl of Effingham
6. Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk
7. William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
8. William Howard
9. Howard family
10. Duke of Norfolk
11. John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
12. Charles Howard (British politician)
13. Sydney Smith
14. Blanche Cavendish, Countess of Burlington
15. Duke of Rutland
16. George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
17. Spencer family
18. Percy family
19. Lords and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber
20. Baron Dacre