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Assheton Curzon-Howe

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AdmiralThe Honourable

Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe

KCB,CMG,CVO
Born10 August 1850
Died1 March 1911(1911-03-01)(aged 60)
AllegianceUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of servicec. 1865 – 1911
RankAdmiral
CommandsAtlantic Fleet
Mediterranean Fleet
Portsmouth Command
AwardsOrder of the Bath
Royal Victorian Order
Order of St Michael and St George
Spouse(s)
Alice Anne Cowell
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(m.1892)​
RelationsRichard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe(father)

AdmiralSir Assheton Gore Curzon-HoweKCBCMGCVO(10 August 1850 – 1 March 1911) was a British naval officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of theMediterranean Fleetfrom 1908 to 1910.

Early life

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Curzon-Howe was the thirteenth and youngest child ofRichard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe,and his second wife Anne Gore (died 1877),[1]daughter ofVice-Admiral Sir John Gore.[2]His paternal great-grandfather was AdmiralRichard Howe, 1st Earl Howe.

Career

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In 1894 Curzon-Howe flew his flag as Commodore on the corvetteHMSCleopatraon the North America and West Indies Station.[3][4]By January 1900 he had been promotedcaptain,and was appointed in command of thebattleshipHMSOceanwhen she was commissioned 20 February 1900 for service on theMediterranean Station.[5]She transferred to theChina Stationin January 1901, in response to theBoxer Rebellion.

Curzon-Howe was appointed aNaval Aide de Camp(ADC) toQueen Victoriain July 1899,[6]and was re-appointed as a Naval Aide de Camp to her successorKing Edward VIIin February 1901.[7]He was promoted to flag rank asrear admiralin July 1901,[8]which ended the appointment as Naval ADC.

On 5 June 1902 he was appointed second-in-command of theChannel Squadron,[9]and temporarily hoisted his flag on boardHMSCambridge,gunnery ship atDevonport,[10]before he transferred to the battleshipHMSMagnificentlater the same month.[11]Shortly before his departure from London he was received in audience by King Edward VII.[12]WithMagnificent,he took part in thefleet reviewheld atSpitheadon 16 August 1902 for thecoronationof King Edward VII,[13]and visited theAegean Seafor combined manoeuvres with theMediterranean Fleetthe following month.[14]Later the same year he was appointed a Commander of theRoyal Victorian Order(CVO) in the November1902 Birthday Honourslist,[15]and was invested with the insignia by KingEdward VIIatBuckingham Palaceon 18 December 1902.[16]

He was flying his flag inHMSCaesar(CaptainSydney Fremantle) in 1906.[17]In 1907, he was Commander-in-Chief of theAtlantic Fleet.[18]Curzon-Howe the served as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910.[19]He was promoted to Admiral in 1909. He wasCommander-in-Chief, Portsmouth,from 1 May 1910 until his death, age 60, on 1 March 1911. During this time he flew his flag inHMSVictory.[20][unreliable source]

Family

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On 25 February 1892, at the age of 41, Assheton married Alice Anne Cowell, daughter of General Rt. Hon. Sir John Cowell. They had five children:

  • Captain Leicester Charles Assheton St. John Curzon-Howe (8 July 1894 – 21 February 1941), the father of Anne Rita Curzon-Howe, who marriedCaptain Christopher Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham.[21]
  • Victoria Alexandrina Alice Curzon-Howe (1 September 1896 – 3 February 1910)
  • Assheton Penn Curzon-Howe-Herrick (21 August 1898 – 23 February 1959)
  • Joyce Mary Curzon-Howe (16 July 1906 – 24 September 1997)
  • Elizabeth Anne Curzon-Howe (15 November 1909 –?)

His wife Alice died on 5 November 1948.[22]

Assheton's elder sister,Lady Mary Curzon(1848–1929), was the great-great-grandmother ofDiana, Princess of Wales.[23][circular reference]

Footnotes

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  1. ^Lundy, Darryl."The Peerage.Com".The Peerage.[unreliable source]
  2. ^Lundy, Darryl."The Peerage.com".The Peerage.[unreliable source]
  3. ^Royal Navy - Ships in Service in 1894This consists of the names of officers listed in Whitaker's Alamanac for 1894 as serving in ships in commission & in reserve in various parts of the world.
  4. ^A Guide to the Archival Holdings of The Centre for Newfoundland Studies Memorial University Library.Archived30 October 2005 at theWayback MachineTheCentre for Newfoundland Studieshas "an autograph letter on HMSCleopatraletterhead, dated 21 August 1894, signed Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, Commodore of theCleopatra,concerning employees of Munn Brothers and others fromConception Bayencountered on his trip toLabrador.Envelope and small Christmas card included. "
  5. ^"Naval & Military intelligence".The Times.No. 36071. London. 21 February 1900. p. 10.
  6. ^"No. 27096".The London Gazette.7 July 1899. p. 4213.
  7. ^"No. 27289".The London Gazette.26 February 1901. p. 1417.
  8. ^"No. 27344".The London Gazette.9 August 1901. p. 5258.
  9. ^"Naval & Military intelligence".The Times.No. 36784. London. 3 June 1902. p. 10.
  10. ^"Naval & Military intelligence".The Times.No. 36787. London. 6 June 1902. p. 11.
  11. ^"Naval & Military intelligence".The Times.No. 36799. London. 20 June 1902. p. 10.
  12. ^"Court Circular".The Times.No. 36784. London. 3 June 1902. p. 9.
  13. ^"The Coronation - Naval Review".The Times.No. 36845. London. 13 August 1902. p. 4.
  14. ^"Naval & Military intelligence".The Times.No. 36880. London. 23 September 1902. p. 8.
  15. ^"No. 27493".The London Gazette(Supplement). 7 November 1902. pp. 7161–7163.
  16. ^"Court Circular".The Times.No. 36955. London. 19 December 1902. p. 4.
  17. ^The Royal Navy June 1906 Channel Fleet
  18. ^Extracts from Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century Newspapers - Appointments of Senior Naval Officers - Taken from "The Queenslander" {Australia} 10 November 1906 {page 13} as transcribed by Bev EdmondsArchived7 July 2007 at theWayback Machine
    :"The following changes in naval commands, to take effect early in 1907, have been officially announced... CURZON-HOWE, Vice-Admiral Sir Assheton G., {second in command to the Channel Fleet} to be Commander of the Atlantic Fleet."
  19. ^Janus: The Papers of Reginald McKenna
  20. ^HMS Victory
    Lundy, Darryl."The Peerage.Com".The Peerage.
  21. ^Charles Mosley, ed.,Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage,107th edition, volume 3 (Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), pp. 3880–3881
  22. ^Lundy, Darryl."The Peerage.Com".The Peerage.[unreliable source]
  23. ^Wikipedia: Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief,Atlantic Fleet
1907–1908 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief,Mediterranean Fleet
1908–1910 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
1910–1911 		Succeeded by
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