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he again faced an expensive contest, which he won. His financial difficulties were compounded when he was ordered to pay into the Treasury £3,000 arrears from the crown rents which he had collected in Cheshire before he lost the receivership in 1730. As a result, he had to sell much of his estate to
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Howorth’s wife Sibel died on 4 March 1742 and he married as his second wife Mary Williams, widow of Henry Williams of Gwernyfed, Breconshire and daughter of John Walbeoffe of Llanhamlach, Breconshire. He died on 4 February 1755, leaving a son and daughter by his first wife. Maesllwch was encumbered
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Howorth was the son of Humphrey Howorth and a daughter of Charles Lloyd (died 1698) who brought Maesllwch into the family. He married Sibel Mainwaring daughter of Roger Mainwaring, He or his father rebuilt the house at Maesllwch Castle and established the surrounding park in 1715.
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which he won but had to counter petitions against the results. By this time, the contests had cost him at least £10,000, and in 1740 he wrote to Walpole petitioning for the Lord Lieutenant to be replaced. This was unsuccessful and at the
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his tenants, which affected his political influence. The Duke of Chandos died in 1744 and in 1746 the stewardship of the Kings Manors was passed to the brother of Howorth’s friend and ally,
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Howorth was receiver of crown rents in Cheshire from 1714 to 1730 and was knighted on 21 August 1715. Because he owned Maesllwch, he had a strong electoral interest in
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he was returned unopposed. He voted regularly with the Administration but, for all the expense, seems to have made little impression in Parliament.
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by a mortgage of £26,000, and by the Treasury claim amounting in 1765 to £8,000. It was bought by the Clive family.
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and as a Whig, he was led to believe that it was impossible for the Tories to put up against him. However
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for Radnorshire but it was a fierce and expensive contest. He faced further expensive contests in
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies
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Maesllwch Castle
House of Commons

Radnorshire
the Duke of Chandos
Royal Academy of Music
Handel
Bononcini
1722 general election
Member of Parliament
1727
1734
1741
Thomas Lewis
1747 general election
1754 general election
Henry Howorth


"Maesllwch 2"


"HOWORTH, Sir Humphrey (c.1684-1755), of Maesllwch, Rad"
"Listed buildings in Glasbury"


"HOWORTH, Sir Humphrey (c.1684-1755), of Maesllwch, Rad"
Parliament of Great Britain
Richard Fowler
Member of Parliament

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