Montagu Curzon
Encyclopedia
The Hon. Montagu Curzon was a British soldier and Conservative
politician.
, by his second wife Anne, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore
. George Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe
, Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe
and the Hon. Sir Leicester Smyth
were his elder half-brothers and the Hon. Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe
his younger brother. Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
was his great-grandfather.
in an 1883 by-election (caused by the death of Edwyn Sherard Burnaby
), a seat he held until the constituency was abolished two years later.
, whom she divorced in 1937. Curzon died in September 1907, aged 60. Esmé later remarried and died in May 1939.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Background
Curzon was the eldest son of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl HoweRichard 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...
, by his second wife Anne, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore
John Gore (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir John Gore, KCB was a British naval commander of the 18th and 19th centuries...
. George Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe
George Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe
George Augustus Frederick Louis Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe was a British peer and Conservative party politician....
, Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe
Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe
Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe, GCVO, CB was a British peer and professional soldier....
and the Hon. Sir Leicester Smyth
Leicester Smyth
Lieutenant General Sir Leicester Smyth KCB KCMG was Governor of Gibraltar.-Military career:...
were his elder half-brothers and the Hon. Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe
Assheton Curzon-Howe
Admiral Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe KCB CVO CMG was a British naval officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910.-Early life:...
his younger brother. Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe KG was a British naval officer, notable in particular for his service during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. He was the brother of William Howe and George Howe.Howe joined the navy at the age of thirteen and served...
was his great-grandfather.
Military and political career
Curzon was a Colonel in the Rifle Brigade. He was returned to Parliament for Leicestershire NorthNorth Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Leicestershire, formally the "Northern Division of Leicestershire", was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
in an 1883 by-election (caused by the death of Edwyn Sherard Burnaby
Edwyn Sherard Burnaby
Edwyn Sherard Burnaby was a major-general and Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Leicestershire North from 1880 until his death. He served in the Crimean War.He was the son of Edwyn Burnaby and Anne Caroline Salisbury....
), a seat he held until the constituency was abolished two years later.
Family
Curzon married Esmé (1859 - 25 May 1939), daughter of Francis Horatio FitzRoy and Gertrude Duncombe, on 19 October 1886. They had one son and one daughter. His daughter Mary (30 October 1887 - 1 September 1962) married on 28 October 1907 her first cousin, Francis Curzon, 5th Earl HoweFrancis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, CBE, PC, VD was a British naval officer, Member of Parliament, motor racing driver and promotor. In the 1918 UK General Election he won the Battersea South seat as the candidate of the Conservative Party, which he held until 1929...
, whom she divorced in 1937. Curzon died in September 1907, aged 60. Esmé later remarried and died in May 1939.