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[[The Honourable]] '''Robert Curzon''' (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), was a British politician and long-standing [[Member of Parliament]].
[[The Honourable]] '''Robert Curzon''' (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), of [[Parham Park]], Sussex, was a long-standing British [[Member of Parliament]]. <ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/curzon-hon-robert-1774-1863|title=CURZON, Hon. Robert (1774-1863)|publisher=History of Parliament Trust|accessdate= 7 March 2019}} </ref>


Curzon was the son of [[Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon]], by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of [[Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet]]. [[Penn Curzon]] was his elder half-brother and [[Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe]], his nephew.<ref name="thepeerage.com">[http://thepeerage.com/p14329.htm#i143281 thepeerage.com Hon. Robert Curzon]</ref> He was returned to parliament for [[Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Clitheroe]] in 1796 (succeeding his cousin [[Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819)|Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor]]), a seat he held for the next 35 years.<ref>[http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons4.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons: Chichester to Clitheroe]</ref>
Curzon was the only surviving son of [[Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon]] of Penn House, Buckinghamshire by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of [[Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet]]. [[Penn Assheton Curzon]] was his elder half-brother and [[Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe]], his nephew.<ref name="thepeerage.com">[http://thepeerage.com/p14329.htm#i143281 thepeerage.com Hon. Robert Curzon]</ref> He was educated at [[Westminster School]], [[Lincoln's Inn]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]], where he was awarded a B.A. in 1795.


He was elected to Parliament for [[Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)|Clitheroe]] in 1796 (succeeding his cousin [[Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor (1762–1819)|Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor]]), a seat he held for the next 35 years.<ref>[http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons4.htm leighrayment.com House of Commons: Chichester to Clitheroe]</ref> He was also [[Justice of the Peace]] (JP), [[Deputy Lieutenant]] of Sussex and selected [[High Sheriff of Sussex]] for 1834–35.
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Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of [[Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche]], in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into [[abeyance]] on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon died in May 1863, aged 89. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded by her and Curzon's son, [[Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche|Robert]], who had previously succeeded his father as [[Member of Parliament]] for Clitheroe in 1831.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/>

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Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of [[Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche]] of Parham, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into [[abeyance]] on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche).
Curzon inherited [[Hagley Hall]], Worcestershire and other unentailed properties on the death of his father in 1820 and acquired Parham Park in trust on the death of his father-in-law in 1828.

Curzon died at Parham Park in May 1863, leaving 2 sons, and was buried at Parham. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded by their elder son, [[Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche|Robert]], who had previously succeeded his father as [[Member of Parliament]] for Clitheroe in 1831.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> In his will Curzon directed that the Hagley estate should be sold to provide an income for his younger son, the barrister Edward Cecil Curzon.


Curzon owned a copy of the Third Folio of Shakespeare's works, containing what may be the only copy of a [[Portrait of Anne Hathaway]], Shakespeare's wife.
Curzon owned a copy of the Third Folio of Shakespeare's works, containing what may be the only copy of a [[Portrait of Anne Hathaway]], Shakespeare's wife.
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*{{cite book|title=Visitation of England and Wales Notes, 1919, Volume 13; Volume 1919|first=Joseph|last=Howard|page=153}}


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Revision as of 20:12, 7 March 2019

For other people named Robert Curzon, see Robert Curzon (disambiguation).

Parham Park house

The Honourable Robert Curzon (13 February 1774 – 14 May 1863), of Parham Park, Sussex, was a long-standing British Member of Parliament. [1]

Curzon was the only surviving son of Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon of Penn House, Buckinghamshire by his second wife Dorothy, daughter of Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet. Penn Assheton Curzon was his elder half-brother and Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, his nephew.[2] He was educated at Westminster School, Lincoln's Inn and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was awarded a B.A. in 1795.

He was elected to Parliament for Clitheroe in 1796 (succeeding his cousin Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor), a seat he held for the next 35 years.[3] He was also Justice of the Peace (JP), Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex and selected High Sheriff of Sussex for 1834–35.

Curzon married the Honourable Harriet Anne, eldest daughter of Cecil Bisshopp, 12th Baron Zouche of Parham, in 1808. The barony of Zouche fell into abeyance on Lord Zouche's death in 1828 but was called out of abeyance the following year in favour of Harriet Anne (who became known as the Baroness de la Zouche). Curzon inherited Hagley Hall, Worcestershire and other unentailed properties on the death of his father in 1820 and acquired Parham Park in trust on the death of his father-in-law in 1828.

Curzon died at Parham Park in May 1863, leaving 2 sons, and was buried at Parham. Lady de la Zouche died in May 1870 and was succeeded by their elder son, Robert, who had previously succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe in 1831.[2] In his will Curzon directed that the Hagley estate should be sold to provide an income for his younger son, the barrister Edward Cecil Curzon.

Curzon owned a copy of the Third Folio of Shakespeare's works, containing what may be the only copy of a Portrait of Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's wife.

References

  1. ^ "CURZON, Hon. Robert (1774-1863)". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b thepeerage.com Hon. Robert Curzon
  3. ^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Chichester to Clitheroe

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