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Curzon-Howe was the second son of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe and his first wife, Harriet.
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In 1838, Curzon-Howe joined the British Army and rose through the ranks as a Major General in 1869, Lieutenant General in 1877 and a General in 1880. He fought in the Kaffir War and was present at the Siege of Delhi, for which he was appointed a Central Bank in 1858. In 1876, Curzon inherited his elder brother"s titles.
In 1897, he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order for his services as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, a post he held between 1888 and 1900.
Lord Howe married Isabella Maria Katherine Anson (born 1832), eldest daughter of the Honourable George Anson, on 8 February 1858. They had four children:
Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe (1861–1929).
Lady Evelyn Alice (1862–1913) who married John Eyre in 1896. Honorary Lady Edith Cecilia (d 1936) who married Harry Walter Franklin in 1896.
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