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- 1674
- House / Dynasty:
- Howard family
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Charles Howard, 3rd earl of Carlisle
British chief minister
Charles Howard, 3rd earl of Carlisle (born 1674—died May 1, 1738, Bath, Somerset, Eng.) was the chief minister of Great Britain from Dec. 30, 1701, to May 6, 1702, and from May 23 to Oct. 11, 1715.
The eldest son of Edward Howard, the 2nd earl (1646?–92), he was a member of Parliament from 1690 until he succeeded his father as earl in 1692. Throughout his life he held a variety of crown-appointed posts, most notably as first lord of the Treasury (then the chief, or “prime,” ministry) under Queen Anne and King George I.
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