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Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe, (14 February 1822 – 25 September 1900), was a British

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and British Army officer.

Background

Curzon-Howe was the second son of

Richard 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, 1 ...

, and his first wife, Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell.

Military career

In 1838, Curzon-Howe joined the

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and rose through the ranks as a major general in 1869, a

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in 1877 and a

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in 1880. He fought in the

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and was present at the

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, for which he was appointed a CB in 1858. In 1876, Curzon-Howe inherited his elder brother's titles. He was appointed honorary colonel of the Prince Albert's Own

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cavalry in 1876, colonel of the 94th and

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in 1879 and colonel of the

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in 1890. In 1897, he was appointed a

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for his services as

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, a post he held between 1888 and 1900.

Family

Lord Howe married Isabella Maria Katherine Anson (born 1832), eldest daughter of the Hon. George Anson and his wife, the Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Weld-Forester, on 8 February 1858. They had four children: * Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe (1861–1929). *Lady Evelyn Alice Curzon (1862–1913), who married John Eyre in 1896. *Hon. Frederick Graham Curzon (1868–1920), who married actress

Ellis Jeffreys Minnie Gertrude Ellis Jeffreys (12 May 1868(?) – 21 January 1943) was an English actress, best known for her comedy roles. Jeffreys was born in Ceylon and made her stage debut in London in 1889. She quickly became a leading West End theatre, W ...

and left children, including commander (later actor) George Curzon (1898–1976), the father of the present 7th Earl who succeeded his second cousin, the 6th Earl, in 1984. *Lady Edith Cecilia Curzon (died 1936) who married Harry Walter Franklin in 1896.

References

External links

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Younger sons of earls