Henry Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham, DL (23 August 1806 – 5 February 1889), styled Lord Howard from 1837 to 1845, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.

Howard was the eldest son of General Kenneth Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham, from his first marriage to Lady Charlotte Primrose, daughter of Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery.

Howard was commissioned an ensign in the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot on 21 July 1825, and a lieutenant on 14 May 1826.

They had several children: He died in February 1889, aged 82, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Henry.

Through his son Frederick, he was a grandfather of Gordon Howard, 5th Earl of Effingham (1873–1946) and Capt.