George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle

The Right Honourable The Earl of Carlisle KG PC FRS
The Earl of Carlisle as a child.
Lord Privy Seal
In office 16 July 1827 – 21 January 1828
Monarch	George IV
Prime Minister	George Canning The Viscount Goderich
Preceded by	The Duke of Portland
Succeeded by	The Lord Ellenborough
In office 5 June 1834 – 14 November 1834
Monarch	William IV
Prime Minister	The Viscount Melbourne
Preceded by	The Earl of Ripon
Succeeded by	The Earl of Mulgrave
Personal details
Born	17 September 1773 (1773-09-17) London, England
Died	7 October 1848 (1848-10-08) Castle Howard, Yorkshire
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory Whig
Spouse(s)	Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1783–1858)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle KG PC FRS (17 September 1773 – 7 October 1848), styled Viscount Morpeth until 1825, was a British statesman. He served as Lord Privy Seal between 1827 and 1828 and in 1834 and was a member of Lord Grey's Whig government as Minister without Portfolio between 1830 and 1834.

Background and education

Carlisle was the eldest son of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, and his wife Lady Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford and his wife Lady Louisa, daughter of Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

Political career

Carlisle was returned to parliament for Morpeth in 1795, a seat he held until 1806, and then represented Cumberland until 1820. In 1806 he was sworn of the Privy Council. In 1825 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He served in the moderate Tory governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between May and July 1827 and as Lord Privy Seal (with a seat in the cabinet) between July 1827 and January 1828. However, he split with the Tories over electoral reform and later served as a member of the cabinet in the Whig administrations of Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Minister without Portfolio between 1830 and 1834 and once again as Lord Privy Seal between July and November 1834.

Apart from his political career Lord Carlisle was Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire between 1824 and 1840. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1837.

Family

Lord Carlisle married Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1783–1858), daughter of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Georgiana Spencer, in 1801. They were parents of twelve children:

1. George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle (18 April 1802– 5 December 1864).
2. Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard (24 June 1803 – 27 November 1881). She married William Lascelles.
3. Lady Georgiana Howard (1804–17 March 1860). She married George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover.
4. Hon. Frederick George Howard (8 June 1805 – 18 November 1834).
5. Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgina Howard (21 May 1806 – 27 October 1868). She married George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland.
6. William George Howard, 8th Earl of Carlisle (23 February 1808 – 29 March 1889).
7. Edward Granville George Howard, 1st Baron Lanerton (23 December 1809– 8 October 1880). He married Diana Ponsonby, daughter of the Hon. George Ponsonby.
8. Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard (11 January 1812 – 27 April 1840). She married William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire.
9. Hon. Charles Wentworth George Howard (27 March 1814 –11 April 1879). He married Mary Parke, daughter of James Parke, Baron Wensleydale. They were parents of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle.
10. Lady Elizabeth Dorothy Anne Howard ( 8 December 1816 – 11 May 1891). She married Reverend Francis Richard Grey, son of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.
11. Hon. Henry George Howard (22 May 1818 – 10 August 1879). On 29 May 1845, he married Mary Wellesley McTavish, daughter of John McTavish, British Consul at Baltimore, and his wife, Emily Caton. The couple wed from the house of her aunt, the Marchioness Wellesley. He served as Secretary of the British Embassy in Paris. His wife died in Paris 21 February 1850, in her 23rd year.
12. Lady Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard (28 January 1823 – 17 September 1892). She married Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton.

Lord Carlisle died at Castle Howard, Yorkshire, in October 1848, aged 75, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, George. The Countess of Carlisle died at Castle Howard in August 1858, aged 75.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Carlisle
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir James Erskine, Bt Francis Gregg	Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1795–1801 With: Sir James Erskine, Bt 1795–1796 William Huskisson 1796–1801	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Morpeth 1801–1806 With: William Huskisson 1801–1802 William Ord 1802–1806	Succeeded by William Ord William Howard
Preceded by Henry Fletcher Sir John Lowther, Bt	Member of Parliament for Cumberland 1806–1820 With: Sir John Lowther, Bt	Succeeded by Sir John Lowther, Bt John Christian Curwen
Political offices
Preceded by Charles Arbuthnot	First Commissioner of Woods and Forests 1827	Succeeded by William Sturges Bourne
Preceded by The Duke of Portland	Lord Privy Seal 1827–1828	Succeeded by The Lord Ellenborough
Preceded by –	Minister without Portfolio 1830–1834	Succeeded by –
Preceded by The Earl of Ripon	Lord Privy Seal 1834	Succeeded by The Earl of Mulgrave
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Mulgrave	Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1824–1840	Succeeded by The Lord Wenlock
Peerage of England
Preceded by Frederick Howard	Earl of Carlisle 1825–1848	Succeeded by George Howard