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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.
Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe primary name: Curzon-Howe, Richard William Penn ...
Malicious gossip that he was the Queen’s lover was not taken seriously even at the time and is entirely discounted by historians. It was his position as an extreme Tory, and his strong opposition to the Reform Act 1832 which made him unacceptable to the Government, and he lost that office for a brief period on account of his voting against it.
Biography. Richard (Curzon) Curzon-Howe was born in Norton juxta Twycross, Leicestershire, England. The Right Honourable Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, first Earl Howe [1] Richard William Penn Curzon was born in 1796 in Norton juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. He was the son of Penn Curzon and Sophia Howe. [2] [3]
Richard Howe, Earl Howe was a British admiral who commanded the Channel fleet at the Battle of the First of June (1794) during the French Revolutionary Wars. Howe entered the navy in 1740, saw much active service, especially in North America, and was rapidly promoted. By the death of his elder.
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.
