LORD BYRON and his TIMES
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| NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Howden, John Hobart Caradoc, Baron, 1799-1873 NRA: Caradoc, John Hobart (1799-1873) 2nd Baron Howden, General DNB: Caradoc [formerly Cradock], John Hobart, second Baron Howden (1799-1873), diplomatist LBT ID: LdHowde2 VIAF ID: 19236534 LOC ID: no89010355 | B/BAP: 1799-10-16 DIED: 1873-10-08 |
| SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File | |
Son of the first baron (d. 1839); he was aide-de-camp to Wellington in France (1815-18),
had an affair with Emily Cowper, was envoy to Egypt (1827), MP for Dundalk (1830), minister
to Brazil (1847-50), and minister to Madrid (1850-58). Charles Macfarlane described him as
“one of the most handsome and elegant men in Europe,” Sydney Smith as “a
beauty.” | |
