Assheton Curzon-Howe

Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe
Born 10 August 1850
Died 17 March 1911
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service c.1865-1911
Rank Admiral
Awards Order of the Bath
Royal Victorian Order
Order of St Michael and St George
Relations Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe

Admiral Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe KCB CVO CMG (10 August 1850 – 1911) was a British naval officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910.

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Early life

Curzon-Howe was the thirteenth and youngest child of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and Anne (d. 1877), who was Lord Howe's second wife (Assheton was the youngest of her three children),[1] daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore.[2] His paternal great-grandfather was Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe.

Career

In 1894 Curzon-Howe flew his flag as Commodore on the corvette HMS Cleopatra on the North America and West Indies Station.[3][4]

In 1906, now a Vice Admiral, Curzon-Howe served as second-in-command of the Channel Fleet, flying his flag in HMS Caesar (Captain Sydney R. Fremantle).[5] In 1907, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet.[6] Curzon-Howe the served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910.[7] He was promoted to Admiral in late 1909 or early 1910.[7] He was Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth from 1 May 1910 until his death, age 60, on 17 March 1911. During this time he flew his flag in HMS Victory.[8]

Family

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:

His wife Alice died on 5 November 1948.[9]

Assheton's elder sister, Lady Maria Anna Curzon (1848–1929), was the great-great-grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Peerage.Com
  2. ^ The Peerage.com
  3. ^ Royal Navy - Ships in Service in 1894 This 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. The Centre for Newfoundland Studies has "an autograph letter on HMS Cleopatra letterhead, dated August 21, 1894, signed Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, Commodore of the Cleopatra, concerning employees of Munn Brothers and others from Conception Bay encountered on his trip to Labrador. Envelope and small Christmas card included."
  5. ^ The Royal Navy June 1906 Channel Fleet
  6. ^ 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 Edmonds
     :"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."
  7. ^ a b Janus: The Papers of Reginald McKenna
  8. ^ HMS Victory
    The Peerage.Com gives his date of death as 1 March 1911. It seems likely that this is an error.
  9. ^ The Peerage.Com
  10. ^ Wikipedia: Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Charles Drury		 Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
1908–1910		 Succeeded by
Sir Edmund Poë
Preceded by
Sir Arthur Fanshawe		 Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
1910–1911		 Succeeded by
Sir Arthur Moore