Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
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His Grace The Duke of Norfolk KG GCVO VD PC |
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Henry Fitzalan-Howard (about 1908)
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In office 25 November 1860 – 11 February 1917 |
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| Monarch | |
| Preceded by | The 14th Duke of Norfolk |
| Succeeded by | The 16th Duke of Norfolk |
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In office 6 July 1895 – 10 April 1900 |
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| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Arnold Morley |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Londonderry |
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| Born | 27 December 1847 |
| Died | 11 February 1917 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Flora Abney-Hastings (1854-1887) (2) Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell (1877-1945) |
| Children | 5 |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO, VD, PC (27 December 1847 – 11 February 1917), styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist. He served as Postmaster General between 1895 and 1900, but is best remembered for his philanthropic work, which concentrated on Roman Catholic causes and the city of Sheffield.
Norfolk was the eldest son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk, and Augusta Mary Minna Catherine, younger daughter of Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons. Edmund Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Viscount Fitzalan of Derwent, was his younger brother. The Duke was educated at The Oratory School.
Norfolk succeeded to the dukedom in 1860 on the death of his father. He also succeeded to the hereditary office of Earl Marshal held by the Dukes of Norfolk. In 1895 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Postmaster General by Lord Salisbury, a post he held until early 1900, when he resigned in order to serve in the Boer War. In July 1897 he was appointed the first Lord Mayor of Sheffield, which he remained until November of the same year. In 1900 he became the first Mayor of Westminster. In 1900, at age 53, he went to the Second Boer War as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Imperial Yeomanry, in the course of which he was wounded near Pretoria and invalided back to Britain.
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