George Howard

April 18, 1802 (age 62)

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

He maintained his interest in poetry throughout his life, exchanging sonnets with William Wordsworth. At the general election in 1826 Carlisle was returned to parliament as member for the family borough of Morpeth (in Northumberland), a seat he held until 1830, and then represented Yorkshire until 1832 and the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1832 to 1841 and from 1846 to 1848. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. Carlisle served under Lord Melbourne as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1835 and 1841, under Lord John Russell as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1846 to 1850 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1850 to 1852 and under Lord Palmerston as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1855 to 1858 and again from 1859 to 1864. In 1835 he was appointed to the Privy Councils of the United Kingdom and Ireland. On 2 April 1853, he was given the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh, and in 1855, he was made a Knight of the Garter. On Bulmer Hill, about a mile from Bulmer village, is a monumental column, the Carlisle Memorial Column, erected by public subscription to his memory in 1869-1870. lieutenant is inscribed:.

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Background

Carlisle was born in Westminster, London, the eldest son of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle by his wife Lady Georgiana Cavendish, eldest daughter of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire.

Education

He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he earned a reputation as a scholar and writer of graceful verse, obtaining in 1821 both the chancellor"s and the Newdigate prizes for a Latin poem, Paestum, and an English one.

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He maintained his interest in poetry throughout his life, exchanging sonnets with William Wordsworth. At the general election in 1826 Carlisle was returned to parliament as member for the family borough of Morpeth (in Northumberland), a seat he held until 1830, and then represented Yorkshire until 1832 and the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1832 to 1841 and from 1846 to 1848. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.

Carlisle served under Lord Melbourne as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1835 and 1841, under Lord John Russell as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1846 to 1850 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1850 to 1852 and under Lord Palmerston as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1855 to 1858 and again from 1859 to 1864.

In 1835 he was appointed to the Privy Councils of the United Kingdom and Ireland. On 2 April 1853, he was given the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh, and in 1855, he was made a Knight of the Garter.

On Bulmer Hill, about a mile from Bulmer village, is a monumental column, the Carlisle Memorial Column, erected by public subscription to his memory in 1869-1870. lieutenant is inscribed:.

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" AD MDCCCLXIX: Indiana PRIVATE LIFE WAS LOVED/ BY ALL World Health Organization KNEW HIM/ BY HIS PUBLIC CONDUCT/ WON the RESPECT of his COUNTRY/ and LEFT THE BRIGHT EXAMPLE/ OF A TRVE PATRIOT/ AND EARNEST CHRISTIAN/ VIIth EARL of CARLISLE".

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Royal Society; 8th United Kingdom Parliament. 9th United Kingdom Parliament. 10th United Kingdom Parliament.

11th United Kingdom Parliament.

12th United Kingdom Parliament. 13th United Kingdom Parliament.

14th United Kingdom Parliament. 15th United Kingdom Parliament.

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