Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
(1847-1917), Postmaster GeneralSitter in 18 portraits
Henry Fitzalan-Howard came from a long line of Catholic Dukes of Norfolk. After the Catholic Relief Act of 1829, his grandfather, Henry Charles, was the first Catholic to sit in the House of Lords since the Reformation. He succeeded to the title in 1860 and undertook a programme of philanthropy that served in part to reintegrate Roman Catholics into civic life. Norfolk donated over 160 acres of parks and recreation grounds to Sheffield and was one of the founders and first Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. Although he was a unionist, Norfolk made substantial donations to Roman Catholic schools and churches in Ireland. He served as Postmaster General from 1895 to 1900.
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Frederick Sargent
pencil, 1880s or 1890s?
NPG 5613
The Homage-Giving: Westminster Abbey, 9th August, 1902
by John Henry Frederick Bacon
oil on canvas, 1903
NPG 6058
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870s
NPG x197138
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published April 1890
NPG Ax38323
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published April 1890
NPG Ax9157
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Barrauds Ltd, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s (1890s)
NPG x197831
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1904
NPG x136563
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1904
NPG x136564
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax46133
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Elliott & Fry
carbon print
NPG Ax15960
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk ('Statesmen. No. 374.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 1 October 1881
NPG D44033
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
lithograph, 1908-1911
NPG D9878
'George the Fifth proclaimed King' (Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk and others)
by Unknown artist
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D47215
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax46851
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published April 1890
NPG x9158
Sir James Spearman with A.A Pearson and others.
by Unknown photographer
print, 1898
NPG x32130
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass copy negative, 1900s
NPG x82303
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
bromide print
NPG x12606
Related People
- Lady (Mary) Rachel Davidson (née Fitzalan Howard) (daughter)
- Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk (grandfather)
- Gwendolen Mary Fitzalan-Howard (née Constable-Maxwell), Duchess of Norfolk and 12th Lady Herries of Terregles (wife)
- Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (son)
- Lady Katherine Mary Phillips (née Fitzalan-Howard) (daughter)
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