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Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire (8 October 1587 – 16 July 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1605 and 1622. He was created Earl of Berkshire in 1626.
During the short session in October 1665, Berkshire attended just three times, almost 19 per cent of the total, and was named to a single committee. In November 1665 allegations of his extortion again surfaced, this time in the form of complaints to the king from the judges.
HOWARD, Thomas (1619–1706) suc. bro. by 16 Apr. 1679 as 3rd earl of BERKSHIRE. First sat 17 Apr. 1679; last sat 6 Mar. 1689. MP Wallingford 1641-44.
29 de abr. de 2022 · Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire (8 October 1587 – 16 July 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1605 and 1622. He was created Earl of Berkshire in 1625. Howard was born in Saffron Walden, Essex, the second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and his wife Catherine Knyvet.
Biography. Thomas Howard was a member of the aristocracy in England. He was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Katherine Knyvett. He was christened 8 Oct 1587 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
Earl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1621 for Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire. For more information on this creation (which became extinct on his death in 1622), see the Earl of Abingdon and also the Earl of Lindsey.
When Thomas Howard was born on 8 October 1587, in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, his father, Lord Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron Of Walden, was 26 and his mother, Catherina Knyvett, was 22. He married Countess Elizabeth Cecil on 26 May 1614, in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons ...
