Background
BARRINGTON, William Augustus Curzon was born on January 28, 1842 in Beckett, Shrivenham, Berkshire. 3rd son of 6th Viscount Barrington and Jane Elizabeth, daughter of 1st Baron Ravensworth.
BARRINGTON, William Augustus Curzon was born on January 28, 1842 in Beckett, Shrivenham, Berkshire. 3rd son of 6th Viscount Barrington and Jane Elizabeth, daughter of 1st Baron Ravensworth.
Studied at private schools at Cheam and Woolwich. Mannheim and Bonn, Germany.
Entered Diplomatic Service, 1860. Secretary of Legation, Buenos Aires, 1883. Acting Charge d’Affaires and Consul-General, Lima, 1884.
Consul-General, Hungary, Budapest, 1885. Charg6 d’Affaires, Belgrade, 1886. Secretary of Embassy, Madrid, 1888.
Vienna, 1892; Envoy to the Argentine Republic and Minister in Paraguay, 1896-1902. H. M.’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden and Norway, 1902-1904.
Clubs: Bachelors’, St. James’s, Turf, Pratt’s, Travellers’, Prince’s, Lord’s.
Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, cartulary-register 1901. Honourable; Sir.
