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Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe

† 10/01/1929 · aged 67

Personal data

NameCurzon, 4th Earl Howe
InitialsR.G.P.
Christian nameRichard George Penn
Date and place of birth?; 28.04.1861
FamilyMarried to Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill (1860)

Extra information

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Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
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Member of Parliamant for Wycombe (1885-1900 - Conservative), Member of the House of Lords (1900-1929), Treasurer of the Household (1896-1900), Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra.
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His brother-in-law was Lord Randolph Churchill, father of Winston.

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Date of death
Age67

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'The Howe Lamp' - North Shields Branch, Northumberland. Endowed on 01.04.1931. First lit on 06.06.1931 at Crystal Palace, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, 1861-1929. His son's gift to Toc H." Brass plaques (4) kept at Talbot House.

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Roll of the Lamps of Maintenance of Toc H, 1922-1936