Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham
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Henry Alexander Gordon Howard, 4th Earl of Effingham (15 August 1866 – 6 May 1927) was an English peer and member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....

, styled Lord Howard of Effingham from 1889 to 1898. He inherited the earldom from his father, Henry Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham
Henry Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham
Henry Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham was an English peer, styled Lord Howard of Effingham from 1845 to 1889.He was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, and served as a cornet in the Oxfordshire Yeomanry....

 in 1898.

Effingham was a deputy lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....

 of the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...

. He was a Liberal Unionist in politics. He was succeeded as Earl by his first cousin, Gordon Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham
Gordon Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham
Gordon Frederick Henry Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. The son of Hon...

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