Assheton Curzon-Howe
| Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 August 1850 |
| Died | 1 March 1911 (aged 60) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | c.1865–1911 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Atlantic Fleet Mediterranean Fleet Portsmouth Command |
| Awards |
Order of the Bath Royal Victorian Order Order of St Michael and St George |
| Relations | Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe |
Admiral the Honourable Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, KCB, CVO, CMG (10 August 1850 – 1 March 1911) was a British naval officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910.
Curzon-Howe was the thirteenth and youngest child of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, and Anne (d. 1877), who was Lord Howe's second wife (Assheton was the youngest of her three children), daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore. 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. 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. She transferred to the China Station in January 1901, in response to the Boxer Rebellion.
Curzon-Howe was appointed a Naval Aide de Camp to Queen Victoria in July 1899, and was re-appointed as a Naval Aide de Camp to her successor King Edward VII in February 1901. He was promoted to flag rank as Rear-Admiral in July 1901, which ended the appointment as Naval ADC.
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