Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon
Assheton Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon and 1st Viscount Curzon (2 February 1730 – 21 March 1820) was a British Tory politician.[1]
The Viscount Curzon | |
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 Curzon in 1802 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 1794 – 21 March 1820 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Viscount Curzon |
| Member of Parliament for Clitheroe | |
| In office 1792–1794 | |
| Preceded by | Penn Curzon |
| Succeeded by | Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor |
| In office 1761–1780 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Curzon |
| Succeeded by | John Parker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1730 |
| Died | 21 March 1820 |
| Political party | Tory |
Background and education
Curzon was the second son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet of Kedleston, Derbyshire and Mary, daughter of Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet. Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale, was his elder brother (see Viscount Scarsdale for earlier history of the family). He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Political career
Curzon sat as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe from 1754 to 1777 and from 1792 to 1794. In the latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Curzon, of Penn in the County of Buckingham, and in 1802 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Curzon, of Penn in the County of Buckingham.
Homes
In 1752 Curzon acquired Hagley Hall, near Rugeley in Staffordshire, remodelling the house and redesigning the grounds. In 1760 he built Penn House near Amersham in Buckinghamshire, replacing an earlier Tudor building with a red brick country mansion.
Family
Lord Curzon married firstly Esther Hanmer, daughter of William Hanmer and Elizabeth Jennens (sister of Charles Jennens), in 1756. After her death in July 1764, he married secondly Dorothy, daughter of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet, in 1766. After her death on 24 February 1774, he married thirdly Anna Margaretta, daughter of Amos Meredith and sister of Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet, in 1777. She died in June 1804. There were two sons and four daughters from the two first marriages.[2]
Lord Curzon died in March 1820, aged 90. His son from his first marriage, The Hon. Penn Assheton Curzon, had predeceased him, and he was therefore succeeded by the latter's third but eldest surviving son by his marriage to Sophia Howe, suo jure Baroness Howe (the eldest daughter of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (of the first creation), and wife Mary Hartop), Richard, who was created Earl Howe in 1821.
His son by his second wife, The Honourable Robert Curzon, represented Clitheroe in Parliament for many years and was the father of Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche. Robert inherited Hagley Hall and various other unentailed properties.
His daughter, The Hon. Charlotte Curzon, married Dugdale Stratford Dugdale of the historic Stratford Family, with their descendants becoming the Dugdale Baronets in 1936.
Notes
- "CURZON, Assheton (1730-1820), of Penn House, nr. Amersham, Bucks. and Hagley, Staffs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- The Peerage entry for Dugdale Stratford Dugdale
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Curzon
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Lister Nathaniel Curzon |
Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1754–1780 With: Thomas Lister 1754–1761 Nathaniel Lister 1761–1773 Thomas Lister 1773–1780 |
Succeeded by Thomas Lister John Parker |
| Preceded by Sir John Aubrey, Bt Penn Curzon |
Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1792–1794 With: Sir John Aubrey, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir John Aubrey, Bt Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Viscount Curzon 1802–1820 |
Succeeded by Richard Curzon-Howe |