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British naval officer (1850–1911) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe KCB CMG CVO (10 August 1850 – 1 March 1911) was a British naval officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910.
Sir Assheton Curzon-Howe | |
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| Born | 10 August 1850 |
| Died | 1 March 1911 (aged 60) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | c. 1865 – 1911 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Atlantic Fleet Mediterranean Fleet Portsmouth Command |
| Awards | Order of the Bath Royal Victorian Order Order of St Michael and St George |
| Spouse(s) |
Alice Anne Cowell (m. 1892) |
| Relations | Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe (father) |
Curzon-Howe was the thirteenth and youngest child of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and his second wife Anne Gore (died 1877),[1] daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore.[2] His paternal great-grandfather was Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe.
In 1894 Curzon-Howe flew his flag as Commodore on the corvette HMS Cleopatra on the North America and West Indies Station.[3][4] By January 1900 he had been promoted captain, and was appointed in command of the battleship HMS Ocean when she was commissioned 20 February 1900 for service on the Mediterranean Station.[5] She transferred to the China Station in January 1901, in response to the Boxer Rebellion.
Curzon-Howe was appointed a Naval Aide de Camp (ADC) to Queen Victoria in July 1899,[6] and was re-appointed as a Naval Aide de Camp to her successor King Edward VII in February 1901.[7] He was promoted to flag rank as rear admiral in July 1901,[8] which ended the appointment as Naval ADC.
On 5 June 1902 he was appointed second-in-command of the Channel Squadron,[9] and temporarily hoisted his flag on board HMS Cambridge, gunnery ship at Devonport,[10] before he transferred to the battleship HMS Magnificent later the same month.[11] Shortly before his departure from London he was received in audience by King Edward VII.[12] With Magnificent, he took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII,[13] and visited the Aegean Sea for combined manoeuvres with the Mediterranean Fleet the following month.[14] Later the same year he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list,[15] and was invested with the insignia by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 18 December 1902.[16]
He was flying his flag in HMS Caesar (Captain Sydney Fremantle) in 1906.[17] In 1907, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet.[18] Curzon-Howe the served as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910.[19] He was promoted to Admiral in 1909. He was Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, from 1 May 1910 until his death, age 60, on 1 March 1911. During this time he flew his flag in HMS Victory.[20][unreliable source]
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.[22]
Assheton's elder sister, Lady Mary Curzon (1848–1929), was the great-great-grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales.[23][circular reference]
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