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Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, CBE, RD, PC (1 May 1884 – 26 July 1964) styled as Viscount Curzon from 1900 to 1929, was a British naval officer, Member of Parliament, and racing driver and promoter.
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, CBE was born in May 1884 in Mayfair, London. He was a Member of Parliament and naval officer, as well as being a racing driver and promoter of the sport, and became a peer in 1929 on the death of his father.
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, CBE, PC, VD (1 May 1884, Mayfair, London – 26 July 1964, Amersham, Buckinghamshire) was a British naval officer, Member of Parliament, and motor racing driver and promotor. He entered several pre-war Grands Prix, won the 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans...
14 de jul. de 2016 · Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe is the coolest—and perhaps most British—racer you've never heard of.
- Former Senior Reporter
Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, CBE was born in May 1884 in Mayfair, London. After school he followed the family tradition of joining the Royal Navy and served his country during the First World War seeing action in Turkey, Greece, France and Belgium. He also served as ADC (aide-de-camp) to King George V.
Francis, Viscount Curzon, joined the Royal Naval Reserve after leaving school, following in a long family tradition. 28 October 1907, Lieutenant Viscount Curzon, RNVR, formerly of the London Division, was appointed Commanding Officer of the Sussex Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in Hove, Sussex, with the rank of Commander RNVR.
Biography. A second son, Francis Curzon succeeded to the manor of Kedleston and to other lands in north and south-east Derbyshire on the death of his brother John in November 1547.
