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Richard Howard 4th Earl of Effingham (21 February 1748 – 11 December 1816) was a British peer and a member of the House of Lords styled Hon. Richard Howard until 1791.On 21 November 1763 he was commissioned a sub-brigadier and cornet in the 1st Troop of Horse Guards and a brigadier and lieutenant on 21 January 1765. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Steyning from 1784 to 1790. On 29 March 1784 he was appointed Secretary and Comptroller of the Household to Queen Charlotte.