Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe
Hereditary Peerage | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | The 2nd Earl Howe |
| Succeeded by | The 4th Earl Howe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1822 |
| Died | 25 September 1900 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Isabella Anson (m. 1858) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe Lady Harriet Brudenell |
CB (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, Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell.
Military career
In 1838, Curzon-Howe joined the
2nd Life Guards in 1890. In 1897, he was appointed a GCVO for his services as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
, 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 John Eyre in 1896.
- Hon. Frederick Graham Curzon (1868–1920), who married actress Ellis Jeffreys and left children, including Commander Chambré George 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.