Authorised form of name | Howard; Lord; Thomas (c1655 - 1689); courtier and diplomat |
Dates | c1655 - 1689 |
Nationality | British |
Date of birth | c. 1655 |
Date of death | 9 November 1689 |
Occupation | Courtier; Diplomat |
Activity | Education: Magdalen College, Oxford (MA 1668) Career: Master of the Robes to James II (1687-1688); Ambassador to Rome; shipwrecked on his passage from Ireland to Brest, France, and drowned |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 06/11/1672 |
Proposer | John Wilkins |
Relationships | Parents: Henry Howard (FRS 1666), 6th Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Anne Somerset Siblings: Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk (FRS 1672) Married: Mary Elizabeth Savile Children: six, including Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk; Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk |
OtherInfo | Howard was not particularly active in the Royal Society's work. Unfortunately, not much is known about his life. His son succeeded his brother as Duke of Norfolk. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Foster; Evelyn |
Code | NA439 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/002275 | Howard, Lord Thomas | 1744 |
L&P/1/195 | Letter, 'Of certain worms whose parts live after having been cut asunder' from Thomas Lord to William Folkes | 1 June 1743 |