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The Most Honourable George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C.

  • Born: 11 January 1859
  • Died: 20 March 1925

Known as[]

  • 1859-1886 The Hon. George Curzon
  • 1886-1895 The Hon. George Curzon, M.P.
  • 1895-1898 The Rt. Hon. George Curzon, M.P.
  • 1898-1905 The Lord Curzon of Kedleston, G.M.S.I., G.M.I.E., P.C.
  • 1905-1911 The Lord Curzon of Kedleston, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C.
  • 1911-1916 The Earl Curzon of Kedleston, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C.
  • 1916-1921 The Earl Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C.
  • 1921-1925 The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C.

Education[]

  • Eton College
  • Balliol College, Oxford

Political Offices[]

Colonial Offices[]

Honorary Offices[]

  • Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1904-1905

Peerage Titles[]

New Creations[]

  • Baron Curzon of Kedleston (Peerage of Ireland), 1898
  • Earl Curzon of Kedleston, Viscount Scarsdale, and Baron Ravensdale, 1911
  • Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, 1921

Inherited[]

  • Baron Scarsdale, 1916

Chivalric Orders[]

Privy Council[]

Parliamentary Seats[]

House of Commons[]

  • Member of Parliament for Southport, 1886-1898

House of Lords[]

  • Irish Representative Peer, 1908-1911

Parliamentary Positions[]

Party Positions[]

  • Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, 1916-1925


Preceded by:
Arthur Balfour
Foreign Secretary
1919–1924
Succeeded by:
Ramsay MacDonald
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