Monday, 2 September 2013
249 Edward Fitzalan-Howard
Constituency : Horsham 1848-52, Arundel 1852-68
Edward was the brother of the Duke of Norfolk. He was educated at Cambridge. In 1846 he was made Vice-Chamberlain of the Household by Russell before securing a seat in Parliament at Horsham in 1848. He held the post for the duration of the government. He switched to Arundel in 1852 holding it until its abolition in 1868.
Edward was a backbench Whig. He was also a Catholic and in 1862 spoke against denying Catholic prisoners access to a Catholic minister. He spoke frequently in defence of Catholics against bigots in the House. He was also active in securing aid for Lancashire during the Cotton Famine.
In 1869 Edward was made a peer himself as Baron Howard of Glossop. He occupied himself with the cause of Catholic education as chairman of the Catholic Poor Schools Committee.
He died in 1883 after a long illness aged 65.
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