Baron Howard of Penrith

Esme Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith (right), with William Lyon Mackenzie King, and Vincent Massey

Baron Howard of Penrith, of Gowbarrow in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1930 for the diplomat Sir Esme Howard, who had previously served as British Ambassador to the United States. A member of the famous Howard family, he was the grandson of Lord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard, younger brother of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk. As of 2009 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1999. Lord Howard of Penrith is also in remainder to the dukedom of Norfolk and its subsidiary titles.

Henry Howard and Sir Stafford Howard, brothers of the first Baron, were both Members of Parliament.

Barons Howard of Penrith (1930)

• Esme William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith (1863–1939)
• Francis Philip Raphael Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Penrith (1905–1999)
• Philip Esme Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Penrith (b. 1945)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Thomas Philip Howard (b. 1974)

See also

• Duke of Norfolk
• Earl of Carlisle
• Earl of Suffolk (1603 creation)
• Earl of Berkshire
• Earl of Effingham
• Baron Howard de Walden
• Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages