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Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, GCH, PC (11 December 1796 – 12 May 1870), was a British peer and courtier.
Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, KG (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799), was a British naval officer. After serving throughout the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of naval descents during the Seven Years' War.
The first creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, was in 1788 for Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe, but it became extinct upon his death in 1799. The second creation, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was in 1821 for Richard Curzon-Howe, 2nd Viscount Curzon, and it remains extant.
Apr 6, 2022 · The Right Honourable Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, first Earl Howe. Richard William Penn Curzon was born in 1796 in Norton juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. He was the son of Penn Curzon and Sophia Howe. He married Lady Harriet Georgiana, second daughter of the 6th Earl of Cardigan. Richard and Harriet had children:
- December 11, 1796
- May 12, 1870
When Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe 1st Earl Howe was born on 11 December 1796, in Gopsall, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Hon. Penn Assheton Curzon, was 39 and his mother, Lady Sophia Charlotte Howe Baroness Howe of Langar, was 34.
Having been educated at Eton and then Oxford, Howe took his seat in the House of Lords in 1820, having succeeded his paternal grandfather as Viscount Curzon. In 1821 he took the surname Howe after that of Curzon by royal licence, and shortly afterwards he was created 1st Earl Howe.
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