Robert Curzon (MP)
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Robert Curzon (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), 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 Earl Howe
, his nephew. He was returned to parliament for Clitheroe
in 1796 (succeeding his cousin Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor
), a seat he held for the next 35 years.
Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into abeyance
on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon died in May 1863, aged 89. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded ber her and Curzon's son, Robert
, who had previously succeeded his father as Member of Parliament
for Clitheroe in 1831.
Robert Curzon (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), 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 Earl Howe
, his nephew. He was returned to parliament for Clitheroe
in 1796 (succeeding his cousin Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor
), a seat he held for the next 35 years.
Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into abeyance
on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon died in May 1863, aged 89. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded ber her and Curzon's son, Robert
, who had previously succeeded his father as Member of Parliament
for Clitheroe in 1831.
Robert Curzon (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), 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 Earl Howe
, his nephew. He was returned to parliament for Clitheroe
in 1796 (succeeding his cousin Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor
), a seat he held for the next 35 years.
Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into abeyance
on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon died in May 1863, aged 89. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded ber her and Curzon's son, Robert
, who had previously succeeded his father as Member of Parliament
for Clitheroe in 1831.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Robert Curzon (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), was a British politician and long-standing Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Curzon was the son of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon and 1st Viscount Curzon was a British Tory politician.-Background and education:...
, by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet
Sir 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....
. Penn Curzon was his elder half-brother and Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
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...
, his nephew. He was returned to parliament for Clitheroe
Clitheroe (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...
in 1796 (succeeding his cousin Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819)
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor , was a British politician.Born Richard Grosvenor and a member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster, he was the son of Thomas Grosvenor, second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet...
), a seat he held for the next 35 years.
Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon died in May 1863, aged 89. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded ber her and Curzon's son, Robert
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...
, who had previously succeeded his father as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Clitheroe in 1831.
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The HonourableThe Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Robert Curzon (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), was a British politician and long-standing Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Curzon was the son of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon and 1st Viscount Curzon was a British Tory politician.-Background and education:...
, by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet
Sir 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....
. Penn Curzon was his elder half-brother and Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
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...
, his nephew. He was returned to parliament for Clitheroe
Clitheroe (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...
in 1796 (succeeding his cousin Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819)
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor , was a British politician.Born Richard Grosvenor and a member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster, he was the son of Thomas Grosvenor, second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet...
), a seat he held for the next 35 years.
Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon died in May 1863, aged 89. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded ber her and Curzon's son, Robert
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...
, who had previously succeeded his father as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Clitheroe in 1831.
External links
The HonourableThe Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Robert Curzon (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), was a British politician and long-standing Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
Curzon was the son of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon and 1st Viscount Curzon was a British Tory politician.-Background and education:...
, by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet
Sir 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....
. Penn Curzon was his elder half-brother and Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
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...
, his nephew. He was returned to parliament for Clitheroe
Clitheroe (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...
in 1796 (succeeding his cousin Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819)
Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor , was a British politician.Born Richard Grosvenor and a member of the Grosvenor family now headed by the Duke of Westminster, he was the son of Thomas Grosvenor, second son of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet...
), a seat he held for the next 35 years.
Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon died in May 1863, aged 89. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded ber her and Curzon's son, Robert
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...
, who had previously succeeded his father as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Clitheroe in 1831.