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

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and professional soldier.

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, 1s ...

, and 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

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in 1869, a

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in 1877 and a

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 inherited his elder brother's titles. He was appointed Honorary

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of the Prince Albert's Own

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Cavalry in 1876 on the death of his brother (Lt.Col. Commandant PAOLYC 870–79 George, 2nd Earl Howe), 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 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

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in 1896. *Hon. Frederick Graham Curzon (1868–1920), who married actress

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and left children, including Commander Chambré

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William Penn Curzon, or the actor George Curzon (1898–1976), the father of the present 7th Earl who succeeded his second cousin in 1984. *Lady Edith Cecilia Curzon (d. 1936) who married Harry Walter Franklin in 1896.

References

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