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Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE (1822 - 1900)
3rd Earl Howe
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Richard George Penn Curzon HOWE (1861 - 1929)
Evelyn Alice CURZON-HOWE (1862 - 1913)
Edith Cecilia CURZON-HOWE (1864 - 1936)
Frederck Graham CURZON-HOWE (1868 - 1920)
Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE (1822 - 1900)

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Isabella Maria Katherine ANSON (1832 - 1922)
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Harriet Georgina BRUNDELL (1799 - 1836)











Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE Isabella Maria Katherine ANSON

Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE
Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE Isabella Maria Katherine ANSON Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE
Pic P1. Richard George Curzon-Howe 4th Earl Howe and Isabella Anson
7July 1897

Lafayette Negative Archive

The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Costume: (4th Earl Howe) Costume based on the undress uniform of a mid-18th century British naval commodore, after the portrait of Richard, 1st Earl Howe by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1764. (Countess Howe) elements of the costume including the lace apron, based on the companion portrait of Mary Hartopp, Countess Howe by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1764. Accessories: (4th Earl Howe) Sword presented to Admiral, 1st Earl Howe by King George III as a victory trophy on 26 June 1794 to commemorate the British naval victory known as 'The Glorious First of June 1794', the hilt in blue enamel and gold, inset with diamonds; a chain, worn round the neck, probably representing the chain given by George III on 26 June 1794 to 1st Earl Howe and other senior naval officers; insignia of the Order of the Garter, (Admiral, 1st Earl Howe was made a Knight of the Garter in 1797). Furniture & Props: Louis XV-style giltwood canapé; Louis XV-style carved wood and fabric-mounted folding screen; studio Persian rug.

Pic S1. Richard George Curzon-Howe 4th Earl Howe and Isabella Anson
7July 1897

Lafayette Negative Archive

The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Costume: (4th Earl Howe) Costume based on the undress uniform of a mid-18th century British naval commodore, after the portrait of Richard, 1st Earl Howe by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1764. (Countess Howe) elements of the costume including the lace apron, based on the companion portrait of Mary Hartopp, Countess Howe by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1764. Accessories: (4th Earl Howe) Sword presented to Admiral, 1st Earl Howe by King George III as a victory trophy on 26 June 1794 to commemorate the British naval victory known as 'The Glorious First of June 1794', the hilt in blue enamel and gold, inset with diamonds; a chain, worn round the neck, probably representing the chain given by George III on 26 June 1794 to 1st Earl Howe and other senior naval officers; insignia of the Order of the Garter, (Admiral, 1st Earl Howe was made a Knight of the Garter in 1797). Furniture & Props: Louis XV-style giltwood canapé; Louis XV-style carved wood and fabric-mounted folding screen; studio Persian rug.

Pic 1. Richard George Curzon-Howe 4th Earl Howe and Isabella Anson
7July 1897

Lafayette Negative Archive

The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Costume: (4th Earl Howe) Costume based on the undress uniform of a mid-18th century British naval commodore, after the portrait of Richard, 1st Earl Howe by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1764. (Countess Howe) elements of the costume including the lace apron, based on the companion portrait of Mary Hartopp, Countess Howe by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1764. Accessories: (4th Earl Howe) Sword presented to Admiral, 1st Earl Howe by King George III as a victory trophy on 26 June 1794 to commemorate the British naval victory known as 'The Glorious First of June 1794', the hilt in blue enamel and gold, inset with diamonds; a chain, worn round the neck, probably representing the chain given by George III on 26 June 1794 to 1st Earl Howe and other senior naval officers; insignia of the Order of the Garter, (Admiral, 1st Earl Howe was made a Knight of the Garter in 1797). Furniture & Props: Louis XV-style giltwood canapé; Louis XV-style carved wood and fabric-mounted folding screen; studio Persian rug.

b. 14 Feb 1822
m. 08 Feb 1858 Isabella Maria Katherine ANSON (1832 - 1922) at Repton, Derbyshire, England
d. 25 Sep 1900 aged 78
Near Relatives of Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE (1822 - 1900)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law George ANSON 13 Oct 1797 Staffordshire, England 27 May 1857 Karnal, India 59
Mother in Law Isabella Elizabeth Annabella FORESTER 03 Apr 1805 29 Dec 1858 Northamptonshire, England 53

Father Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE 11 Dec 1796 12 May 1870 73
Mother Harriet Georgina BRUNDELL 1799 1836 37

Self Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE 14 Feb 1822 25 Sep 1900 78

Wife Isabella Maria Katherine ANSON 07 Jul 1832 Middlesex, England 29 Mar 1922 London, Middlesex, England 89

Son Richard George Penn Curzon HOWE 28 Apr 1861 10 Jan 1929 67
Daughter Evelyn Alice CURZON-HOWE 10 Apr 1862 04 Oct 1913 51
Daughter Edith Cecilia CURZON-HOWE 1864 20 Mar 1936 72
Daughter Frederck Graham CURZON-HOWE 05 Mar 1868 04 Nov 1920 52

Brother George Augustus Frederick Louis CURZON-HOWE 1821 1876 55

Daughter in Law Georgiana Elizabeth SPENCER-CHURCHILL 1906

Grandson Francis Richard Henry Penn HOWE 1884

Sister in Law Emily Cecil ANSON abt 1834 Middlesex, England abt 26 Sep 1846 Broadstairs, Kent, England 12
Sister in Law Alice Louisa ANSON 26 Aug 1837 Middlesex, England 14 Jan 1879 41
Sister in Law Geraldine Georgina Mary ANSON abt Mar 1843 Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England 25 Jan 1927 London, Middlesex, England 83
Events in Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE (1822 - 1900)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
14 Feb 1822 Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE was born
1836 14 Death of mother Harriet Georgina BRUNDELL (aged 37)
08 Feb 1858 35 Married Isabella Maria Katherine ANSON (aged 25) Repton, Derbyshire, England
28 Apr 1861 39 Birth of son Richard George Penn Curzon HOWE
10 Apr 1862 40 Birth of daughter Evelyn Alice CURZON-HOWE 15
1864 42 Birth of daughter Edith Cecilia CURZON-HOWE 15
05 Mar 1868 46 Birth of daughter Frederck Graham CURZON-HOWE 15
12 May 1870 48 Death of father Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE (aged 73)
25 Sep 1900 78 Richard William Penn CURZON-HOWE died 15
Personal Notes:
General Sir Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe was born on 14 February 1822. He was the son of Sir Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and Lady Harriet Georgiana Brudenell. He married Isabella Maria Katherine Anson, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Hon. George Anson and Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Forester, on 8 February 1858. He died on 25 September 1900 at age 78.
General Sir Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1858.2 He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Howe of Langar, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1788] on 4 February 1876.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Curzon of Penn, co. Buckingham [G.B., 1794] on 4 February 1876. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl Howe [U.K., 1821] on 4 February 1876.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Curzon of Penn, co. Buckingham [G.B., 1802] on 4 February 1876. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the 2nd Life Guards. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1897. He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the Grenadier Guards. He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the Leicestershire Yeomanry.

In 1838, Curzon-Howe joined the British Army and rose through the ranks as a Major General in 1869, Lieutenant General in 1877 and a General in 1880. He fought in the Kaffir War and was present at the Siege of Delhi, for which he was appointed a CB in 1858. In 1876, Curzon inherited his elder brother's titles. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1876 on the death of his brother (Lt.Col. Commandant PAOLYC [1870-79] George, 2nd Earl Howe), Colonel of the 94th and 17th Regiment of Foot in 1879 and Colonel of 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.
Source References:
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