Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale (27 September 1752 – 27 January 1837) was an English

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politician and peer.

Early life

Curzon was the son of

Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726 – 5 December 1804) of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire was an English British Tory Party, Tory politician and Peerage, peer. Early life Curzon was the son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet of Kedleston ...

Kedleston Hall Kedleston Hall is a neo-classical manor house owned by the National Trust, and seat of the :Curzon family, Curzon family, located near Kedleston in Derbyshire, England, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Derby. The medieval village ...

, and his wife Lady Caroline Colyear. Among his siblings were Admiral Henry Curzon of the

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who held commands during the

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and the

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. His paternal grandparents were Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet (an MP for

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, and

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) and the former Mary Assheton (a daughter of Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, MP for

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and

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). Among his uncles were

Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon (2 February 1730 – 21 March 1820), styled Lord Curzon between 1794 and 1802, was a British Tory politician. Background and education Curzon was the second son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet, of Kedl ...

. His mother was the eldest daughter of Charles, Earl of Portmore and Juliana Osborne, Duchess of Leeds (widow of Peregrine Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds).

Career

After contemplating, but not standing at the general election of 1774, Curzon was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for

in February 1775. He is not recorded as having spoken in the House, but the '' English Chronicle'' reported in 1780 that "he gives a silent vote always with the ministry." In 1784 Curzon canvassed for re-election, but met with "a serious opposition" in the county, and withdrew before the election. In 1804 he succeeded his father to the title Lord Scarsdale.

Personal life

On 11 August 1777, Curzon married Hon. Sophia-Susanna Noel, daughter of

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and the former Judith Lamb (daughter and heiress of William Lamb of Wilby). Her brother was

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. Before her death in 1782, there were three children of the marriage, including: *

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(1781–1856), who died unmarried. * Hon. Sophia Caroline Curzon (1779–1849), who married Robert Sewallis Shirley, Viscount Tamworth, eldest son and heir apparent of Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers, in 1800. On 18 November 1798, he remarried to Felicite Anne Josephe de Wattines (1767–1850) at Hamburg. She was a daughter of Francois Josephe des Wattines, of Heslin, France. Before his death, they were the parents of ten children, including: * Hon. Alfred Curzon (1801–1850), the Rector of Kedleston 1832 to 1850; he married Sophia Holden, second daughter of Robert Holden, of Nuthall Temple, in 1825. * Hon. Francis James Curzon (1803–1851), a barrister-at-law. * Hon. Felicite Anne Josephe Curzon (d. 1844) * Hon. Mary Elizabeth Curzon (d. 1868), who married John Beaumont, of Barrow, in 1825. * Hon. Caroline Esther Curzon (d. 1886), who married William Drury-Lowe, of Locko Park, in 1827. Lord Scarsdale died on 27 January 1837 and was buried at Kedleston. His eldest son Nathaniel succeeded to the title and became Lord Scarsdale.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3539.

References

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Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain