Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham

Lord Howard was appointed a deputy lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 19 February 1734.On 7 January 1739, he was commissioned a guidon in the 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, of which his father was then captain and colonel.[1] The couple's children included: Effingham was appointed an aide-de-camp to king George II on 20 August 1749.Less than a week later, on 30 October 1760, Effingham left the 34th to become Captain and Colonel of the 1st Troop Horse Grenadier Guards.Early in the reign of the new king, Effingham, who held the position of Deputy Earl Marshal due to being a Protestant and a member of the Howard family, was entrusted with organizing the Coronation of George III and Charlotte.
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