Viscount Scarsdale
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. It was created in 1911 for the prominent Conservative
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politician and former Viceroy of India George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary...
, who was created Earl Curzon of Kedleston at the same time and was later made Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. The first member of the Curzon family to hold a hereditary title was John Curzon
Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet
Sir John Curzon, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648...
, who created a Baronet, of Kedleston in the County of Derby, in both the Baronetage of Nova Scotia (18 June 1636) and the Baronetage of England (11 August 1641). His grandson, the third Baronet, sat as a Member of Parliament
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for Derbyshire
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. His younger brother, the fourth Baronet, represented Derby
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, Clitheroe
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and Derbyshire in the House of Commons
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. His eldest son, the fifth Baronet, also sat as a Member of Parliament for Clitheroe and Derbyshire. In 1761 he was created Baron Scarsdale, of Scarsdale in the County of Derby, in the Peerage of Great Britain
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. Lord Scarsdale later served as Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords
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. His son, the second Baron, represented Derbyshire in the House of Commons. His grandson, the fourth Baron, was Rector of Kedleston.
The latter's eldest son George Curzon
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary...
was a distinguished Conservative
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politician. On his appointment as Viceroy of India in 1898 he was created Baron Curzon of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, in the Peerage of Ireland
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, to enable him to potentially return to the House of Commons (as Irish peers did not have an automatic right to sit in the House of Lords). In the event he never returned to the House of Commons and following his return from India was elected an Irish Representative Peer
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in 1908. The barony of Curzon of Kedleston was to be the last title created in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1911 Curzon was made (1) Baron Ravensdale, of Ravensdale in the County of Derby, with remainder in default of male issue to his eldest daughter and the heirs of her body, failing whom to his other daughters in like manner in order of primogeniture (2) Viscount Scarsdale, of Scarsdale in the County of Derby, with remainder in default of male issue to his father and the male heirs of his body, and (3) Earl Curzon of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. All these titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. In 1916 he also succeeded his father in the barony of Scarsdale. In 1921 he was further honoured when he was created Earl of Kedleston, in the County of Derby, and Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, with remainder to the male heirs of his body. Both titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Lord Curzon had no sons and on his death the barony of Curzon of Kedleston, the earldoms of Curzon of Kedleston and of Kedleston and the marquessate became extinct while he was succeeded in the barony of Ravensdale according to the special remainder by his daughter Mary Irene. The viscountcy of Scarsdale passed according to the special remainder to his nephew, the second Viscount, who also succeeded as sixth Baron Scarsdale and as tenth Baronet. On the second Viscount's death the titles passed to his first cousin, the third Viscount. He was the son of the Hon. Francis Nathaniel Curzon, third son of the fourth Baron. the titles are held by the latter's son, the fourth Viscount Scarsdale.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the Viscountcy has not successfully proven his succession to the Baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
Assheton Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon and 1st Viscount Curzon was a British Tory politician.-Background and education:...
, second son of the fourth Curzon Baronet, was created Viscount Curzon in 1802 and is the ancestor of the Earls 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....
(see this title for more information).
Curzon Baronets, of Kedleston (1641)
- Sir John Curzon, 1st BaronetSir John Curzon, 1st BaronetSir John Curzon, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1648...
(c. 1599–1686) - Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1640–1719)
- Sir John Curzon, 3rd BaronetSir John Curzon, 3rd BaronetSir John Curzon, 3rd Baronet was an English Tory politician who represented Derbyshire.Curzon was the son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baronet of Kedleston,and his wife Sarah Penn daughter of William Penn of Penn, Buckinghamshire....
(c. 1674–1727) - Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th BaronetSir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th BaronetSir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet was an English Tory politician who represented three constituencies in the 18th century.Curzon was the son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baronet of Kedleston,and his wife Sarah Penn daughter of William Penn of Penn, Buckinghamshire.Curzon was elected as Member of...
(c. 1676–1758) - Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 5th BaronetNathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron ScarsdaleSir Nathaniel Curzon, 5th Baronet, of Kedleston, created 1st Baron Scarsdale was an English Tory politician and peer....
(1726–1804) (created Baron Scarsdale in 1761)
Barons Scarsdale (1761)
- Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron ScarsdaleNathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron ScarsdaleSir Nathaniel Curzon, 5th Baronet, of Kedleston, created 1st Baron Scarsdale was an English Tory politician and peer....
(1726–1804) - Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron ScarsdaleNathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron ScarsdaleNathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale was an English Tory politician and peer.Curzon was the son of Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Lord Scarsdale of Kedleston Hall, and his wife Lady Carolina Colyear, daughter of Charles, Earl of Portmore....
(1751–1837) - Nathaniel Curzon, 3rd Baron Scarsdale (1781–1856)
- Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon, 4th Baron Scarsdale (1831–1916)
- George Nathaniel Curzon, 5th Baron ScarsdaleGeorge Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of KedlestonGeorge Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary...
(1859–1925) created Viscount Scarsdale in 1911 (also 3 other titles, extinct at his death)
Viscounts Scarsdale (1911)
- George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of KedlestonGeorge Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of KedlestonGeorge Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary...
(1859–1925) - Richard Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Viscount Scarsdale (1898–1977)
- Francis John Nathaniel Curzon, 3rd Viscount ScarsdaleFrancis Curzon, 3rd Viscount ScarsdaleFrancis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale, baptised Francis John Nathaniel, was born July 28, 1924, and was the son of the third son of the 4th Baron Scarsdale, and related to Richard Nathaniel Curzon, the 2nd Viscount Scarsdale to whose titles he succeeded in 1977.The dowager Viscountess, Helene Lady...
(1924–2000) - Peter Ghislain Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Viscount ScarsdalePeter Curzon, 4th Viscount ScarsdalePeter Ghislain Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale is the son of the 3rd Viscount Scarsdale to whose titles he succeeded in 2000. Lord Scarsdale has given up his share of the family seat in Kedleston and lives in the United States...
(b. 1949)
The heir presumptive
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is the present holder's brother, the Hon. David James Nathaniel Curzon (b. 1958)
See also
- Marquess Curzon of KedlestonMarquess Curzon of KedlestonThe title Marquess Curzon of Kedleston was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1921 for the Foreign Secretary George Nathaniel Curzon, the then 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston. The title became extinct upon his death four years later....
- Baron RavensdaleBaron RavensdaleBaron Ravensdale, of Ravensdale in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 November 1911 for the Conservative politician George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon, with remainder, in default of issue male, to his eldest daughter and the heirs male of her...
- Earl HoweEarl HoweEarl 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....
- Viscount Curzon