Arthur Howard (politician)

Sir Arthur Jared Palmer Howard KBE CVO (30 May 1896 – 25 April 1971) was a British Army officer and politician.[1]

Howard was the youngest son of Margaret Charlotte Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal and brother of the 3rd Baron.[2] He was Mayor of Westminster for 1936-1937.[3] He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Westminster St George's from 1945 to 1950.[1][4]

Through his wife, Lady Leonora Stanley Baldwin, Howard was the son-in-law of British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and Lucy Baldwin, Countess Baldwin of Bewdley.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HOWARD, Hon. Sir Arthur Jared Palmer". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. ↑ The Peerage, entry for 2nd Baroness Strathcona
  3. ↑ "Chapter 22: Family & personal records and private estate papers". Introduction to the Archive Collections. Westminster City Council. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 1)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Duff Cooper
Member of Parliament for Westminster St George's
1945 – 1950
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
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