George Curzon

Details

Born:

11 January 1859

Died:

20 March 1925

Birth place:

U.K.

Gender:

Male

Ethnicity:

White

Religion:

Unknown

Aristocratic connections:

true

Formative occupation:

Private secretary

Election occupation:

Landowner

Parentage:

4th Baron Scarsdale and Blanche Pocklington-Senhouse

Notes:

Viceroy of India 1898-1905

Knighthood/Dame:

True

HighestOffice:

Cabinet minister

Who's Who volume:

2

References

Rush ID:

1441

MNIS ID:

Not set

Wikidata Entity ID:

Q271878

Parliament ID:

Not set

1. CURZON, George (1859-1925)

1. Lord Searsdale

   1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston

   New hereditary

   1898

   Irish Peerage

2. 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston

   New hereditary

   1911

   UK Peerage

3. 5th Baron Scarsdale

   Hereditary

   1916

4. 1st Marquess of Curzon

   New hereditary

   1921

1. Southport

   Party:	Conservative
   Year of election:	1886
   Date of election:	1 July 1886
   Nature of election:	General election
   Nature of service:	First entry
   Year of exit:	1898*
   Date of exit:	c. 1898*
   Party:	Conservative
   Nature of exit:	Resignation
   Sponsorship:	None known
   Constituency connections:	None known
   Notes:	Exit in or before August 1898; resigned on appointment as Viceroy of India

1. Derbyshire Southern

   Connection with constituency:	None known
   Year of election:	1885
   Date of election:	Tue 24th Nov 1885
   Nature of election:	General election
   Party:	Conservative
   Notes:

1. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1891-1892

   India Office

2. Under-Secretary of State 1895-1898

   Foreign Office

3. Lord Privy Seal 1915-1916

4. President of the Air Board 1916

5. Lord President of the Council 1916-1919

6. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1919-1923

7. Lord President of the Council 1924-1925

1. Balliol College

   Graduated

1. Eton College

1. Leiter, Mary Victoria

   Year: 1895

1. Father of Cynthia Mosley

2. Related by marriage to Oswald Mosley

1. Conservative Party member

1. Carlton Club

2. Bachelors' Club