Alfred Curzon, 4th Baron Scarsdale

Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon, 4th Baron Scarsdale, (12 July 1831 – 23 March 1916), was a British aristocrat and clergyman. He was the father of George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, who was the Conservative Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary.

Early life

Alfred was born into an old family of clergy and priests. He was the second son of the Rev. Hon. Alfred Curzon, Rector of Kedleston (1801–1850), and the former Sophia Holden. His elder brother, George Nathaniel Curzon, died young from a riding accident in 1855. He had two sisters, Hon. Sophia Felicity Curzon (wife of W. Hatfield de Rodes, of Barlborough Hall) and Hon. Mary Catherine Curzon (wife of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor).

Career He in 1856 succeeded his uncle to the title, and to 11,000 acres (about 4,450 hectares) of land. He was ordained into the Church of England and he subsequently became Rector of Kedleston for fifty-six years from 1856 to 1916, and a Justice of the Peace.

Personal life In 1856, he married Blanche Pocklington-Senhouse (1837–1875), second daughter of Joseph Pocklington-Senhouse, of Netherhall, and Elizabeth Senhouse (eldest daughter and co-heiress of Humphrey Senhouse). The marriage produced four sons and seven daughters, one of whom died in infancy, including:

Lord Scarsdale died on 23 March 1916 and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George.