William Howard (died 1672)
English politician, died 1672
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Sir William Howard (c. 1599 – by 7 August 1672) of Tollesbury Hall, Essex was an English courtier and member of Parliament.[1]
He was the 4th surviving son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk by his wife Catherine.[1] In 1616 he inherited the manor of Tollesbury, Essex on the death of his elder brother Henry.[2] He was created a Knight of the Bath alongside two of his brothers in November 1616, when Charles became Prince of Wales.[3] He became a gentleman of the privy chamber to the prince and was among those who were sent after him to Spain in 1623.[4] He sat for Cricklade, where his father was the major electoral patron, in the parliaments of 1624, 1625 and 1626.[1]
He was a lieutenant in the band of gentleman pensioners from 1639 to at least 1642.[1]
He became the member for Old Sarum in the Short Parliament, probably through the influence of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, a moderate voice in the House of Lords.[1] Following the outbreak of the English Civil War, he joined the king at Oxford, but appears to have played little part in the conflict and made his composition in 1646.[1]
He made his will in July 1672 and died shortly after.[1]