Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale

Nathaniel Curzon, 2nd Baron Scarsdale (27 September 1752 – 27 January 1837) 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 (an MP for Derby, Clitheroe, and Derbyshire) and the former Mary Assheton (a daughter of Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, MP for Lancashire and Liverpool). Among his uncles were Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon.

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."

Personal life Portrait of his first wife, Hon. Sophia-Susanna Noel, by Nathaniel Hone the Elder, 1778 On 11 August 1777, Curzon married Hon. Sophia-Susanna Noel, daughter of Edward Noel, 1st Viscount Wentworth and the former Judith Lamb (daughter and heiress of William Lamb of Wilby). Her brother was Thomas Noel, 2nd Viscount Wentworth. Before her death in 1782, there were three children of the marriage, including: