Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
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Assheton Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon and 1st Viscount Curzon (2 February 1730 – 21 March 1820) was a British Tory politician.
, was his elder brother (see Viscount Scarsdale
for earlier history of the family). He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford
.
from 1754 to 1777 and from 1792 to 1794. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Curzon, of Penn in the County of Buckingham, and in 1802 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Curzon, of Penn in the County of Buckingham.
, in 1766. After her death in February 1774 he married thirdly Anna Margaretta, daughter of Amos Meredith, in 1777. She died in June 1804. There were children from the two first marriages. His only son from his first marriage, the Hon. Penn Curzon, predeceased him. Lord Curzon died in March 1820, aged 90, and was succeeded by his grandson, Richard
, who was created Earl Howe
in 1821. Curzon's son by his second wife, the Honourable Robert Curzon
, represented Clitheroe in parliament for many years and was the father of Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche
.
Background and education
Curzon the second son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet, and Mary, daughter of Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet. Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron ScarsdaleNathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale
Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 5th Baronet, of Kedleston, created 1st Baron Scarsdale was an English Tory politician and peer....
, was his elder brother (see Viscount Scarsdale
Viscount Scarsdale
Viscount Scarsdale, of Scarsdale in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the prominent Conservative politician and former Viceroy of India George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston, who was created Earl Curzon of Kedleston at the same...
for earlier history of the family). He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
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Political career
Curzon sat as Member of Parliament for ClitheroeClitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)
Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the...
from 1754 to 1777 and from 1792 to 1794. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Curzon, of Penn in the County of Buckingham, and in 1802 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Curzon, of Penn in the County of Buckingham.
Family
Lord Curzon married firstly Esther, daughter of William Hanmer, in 1756. After her death in July 1764 he married secondly Dorothy, daughter of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th BaronetSir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern day Dukes of Westminster....
, in 1766. After her death in February 1774 he married thirdly Anna Margaretta, daughter of Amos Meredith, in 1777. She died in June 1804. There were children from the two first marriages. His only son from his first marriage, the Hon. Penn Curzon, predeceased him. Lord Curzon died in March 1820, aged 90, and was succeeded by his grandson, Richard
Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, GCH, PC was a British peer and courtier.Curzon was the third son of Hon...
, who was created Earl Howe
Earl Howe
Earl Howe is a title that has been created twice in British history, for members of the Howe and Curzon-Howe family respectively.The first creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was in 1788 for Richard Howe, but became extinct on his death in 1799....
in 1821. Curzon's son by his second wife, the Honourable Robert Curzon
Robert Curzon (MP)
The Honourable Robert Curzon , was a British politician and long-standing Member of Parliament.Curzon was the son of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon, by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet. Penn Curzon was his elder half-brother and Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st...
, represented Clitheroe in parliament for many years and was the father of Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche
Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche
Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche , styled The Honourable Robert Curzon between 1829 and 1870, was an English traveller, diplomat and author, active in the Near East. He was responsible for acquiring several unimportant and late Biblical manuscripts from Eastern Orthodox monasteries.Curzon was the...
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