George Augustus Frederick Louis Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe (16 January 1821 – 4 February 1876[1]), styled Viscount Curzon until 1876, was a British hereditary peer and Conservative party politician.
He was commissioned as Captain "Viscount Curzon" in the Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire YeomanryCavalry in 1846. His father, the Earl Howe, was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment at the time and later became Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant in 1861. In 1861 George was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel George A F L Visc. Curzon and shared the PAOLYC Colonelcy with Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Charles Powys (late 9th Lancers). In 1870 he became Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant 2nd Earl Howe PAOLYC on the death of his father, until his own death in 1876.
He was a keen huntsman and exhibitor of his dogs. He was the first President of the Birmingham Dog Show Society, serving from 1860 to 1863 and again in 1870, 1872, 1874 and 1875.[3]
On his father's death in 1870, Curzon-Howe became the 2nd Earl Howe. On his own death on 4 February 1876 at age 55, his titles passed to his brother Richard.[4]
Family
On 3 February 1846, Curzon-Howe married Harriet Mary Sturt, daughter of Henry Charles Sturt and wife Lady Charlotte Penelope Brudenell; they had one daughter:
Lady Harriet Alice Howe (17 June 1848 – 13 April 1875)
References
^"Peerages: "h" (part 5)". Leigh Rayment's peerage pages. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
^Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 417. ISBN0-900178-26-4.
^Annette Oliver, From Little Acorns: The History of the Birmingham Dog Show Society (Birmingham, 1998), pp. 10–11.
^Darryl Lundy. thePeerage.com database, entry for the 2nd Earl Howe, last edited on 22 February 2007. Accessed 10 October 2007. The 2nd Earl outlived his only child Lady Harriet Sherbrooke, who may have had no issue.[1]
