The Earl Howe | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
In office 1 September 1964 – 29 May 1984 | |
Preceded by | The 5th Earl Howe |
Succeeded by | The 7th Earl Howe |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Richard Assheton Penn Curzon 7 August 1908 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
Died | 29 May 1984 Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 75)
Spouses | Priscilla Crystal Frances Blundell Weigall
(m. 1935; div. 1943)Grace Lilian Barker Wakeling
(m. 1946) |
Children | 4 |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Penn House, Amersham |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Awards | Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem Commander of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Years of service | 1928–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
Unit | HMS Cairo HMS Howe |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Edward Richard Assheton Penn Curzon, 6th Earl Howe, CBE, CStJ, DL, JP (7 August 1908 – 29 May 1984), styled Viscount Curzon from 1929 to 1964, was a Royal Navy officer and hereditary peer.[1]