Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale
Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale was an English Tory politician and peer.
Early life
Curzon was the son of Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale of Kedleston Hall, and his wife Lady Caroline Colyear. Among his siblings were Admiral Henry Curzon of the Royal Navy who held commands during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.His paternal grandparents were Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet and the former Mary Assheton. Among his uncles were Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon.
His mother was the eldest daughter of Charles, Earl of Portmore and Juliana Osborne, Duchess of Leeds.
Career
After contemplating, but not standing at the general election of 1774, Curzon was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in February 1775. He is not recorded as having spoken in the House, but the English Chronicle reported in 1780 that "he gives a silent vote always with the ministry." In 1784 Curzon canvassed for re-election, but met with "a serious opposition" in the county, and withdrew before the election.In 1804 he succeeded his father to the title Lord Scarsdale.
Personal life
On 11 August 1777, Curzon married Hon. Sophia-Susanna Noel, daughter of Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth and the former Judith Lamb. Her brother was Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth. Before her death in 1782, there were three children of the marriage, including:- Nathaniel Curzon, 3rd Baron Scarsdale, who died unmarried.
- Hon. Sophia Caroline Curzon, who married Robert Sewallis Shirley, Viscount Tamworth, eldest son and heir apparent of Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers, in 1800.
- Hon. Alfred Curzon, the Rector of Kedleston 1832 to 1850; he married Sophia Holden, second daughter of Robert Holden, of Nuthall Temple, in 1825.
- Hon. Francis James Curzon, a barrister-at-law.
- Hon. Felicite Anne Josephe Curzon
- Hon. Mary Elizabeth Curzon, who married John Beaumont, of Barrow, in 1825.
- Hon. Caroline Esther Curzon, who married William Drury-Lowe, of Locko Park, in 1827.