George Augustus Frederick Louis Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe (16 January 1821 – 4 February 1876) was a British peer and

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politician.

Biography

Curzon-Howe was the eldest son of

Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe (11 December 1796 – 12 May 1870), was a British peer and courtier. Background He was the third but eldest surviving son of The Hon. Penn Assheton Curzon (the eldest son of Assheton Curzon, 1s ...

, and first wife Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell. He was commissioned as

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"Viscount Curzon" in the Prince Albert's Own

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in 1846. His father, Earl Howe, was

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of the

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at the time and later became Lieutenant-Colonel

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in 1861. In 1861 George was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel George A F L Visc. Curzon and shared the PAOLYC Colonelcy with Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Charles Powys (late 9th Lancers). In 1870 he became Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant 2nd Earl Howe PAOLYC on the death of his father, until his own death in 1876. He was a

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(MP) for the Southern Division of Leicestershire from 1857 to 1870. He was a keen huntsman and exhibitor of his dogs. He was the first President of the Birmingham Dog Show Society, serving from 1860 to 1863 and again in 1870, 1872, 1874 and 1875. Until the death of his father, George Curzon-Howe was styled 'Viscount Curzon' (it is a British custom for an earl's heir apparent to be referred to as a

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, if the second most senior title held by the head of the family is a viscountcy). On his father's death in 1870, Curzon-Howe gained the title 2nd

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 ...

. On his own death on 4 February 1876 at age 55, his titles passed to his brother

Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe General Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe, (14 February 1822 – 25 September 1900), was a British peer and professional soldier. Background Curzon-Howe was the second son of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and first wife, La ...

.Darryl Lundy. ''thePeerage.com'' database, entry for the 2nd Earl Howe, last edited on 22 February 2007. Accessed 10 October 2007. The 2nd Earl outlived his only child Lady Harriet Sherbrooke (d 1875) who may have had no issu

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Family

On 3 February 1846, Curzon-Howe married Harriet Mary Sturt, daughter of Henry Charles Sturt and wife Lady Charlotte Penelope Brudenell and they had one daughter: *Lady Harriet Alice Howe d. 13 Apr 1875

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, George Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl 1821 births 1876 deaths Curzon-Howe Curzon-Howe Curzon-Howe Curzon-Howe Curzon-Howe Howe, E2 2

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