George Curzon

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Person.png George Curzon   WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, diplomat)
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BornGeorge Nathaniel Curzon
1859-01-11
Kedleston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Died1925-03-20 (Age 66)
London, United Kingdom
Alma materOxford University/Balliol College
Children • Mary Irene
• Cynthia Blanche
• Alexandra Naldera
SpouseMary Curzon
Member ofBullingdon Club
InterestsThe Great Game
PartyConservative
Countries are "pieces on a chessboard, upon which is being played out a game for the domination of the world”

Employment.png Viceroy and Governor-General of India

In office
6 January 1899 - 18 November 1905

Employment.png Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
23 October 1919 - 22 January 1924
Succeeded byRamsay MacDonald

Employment.png Leader of the House of Lords Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
3 November 1924 - 20 March 1925
Preceded byRichard Haldane

Employment.png Leader of the House of Lords Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
10 December 1916 - 22 January 1924
Succeeded byRichard Haldane

Employment.png Lord President of the Council

In office
10 December 1916 - 23 October 1919
Succeeded byArthur Balfour

Employment.png Lord President of the Council

In office
3 November 1924 - 20 March 1925

Employment.png President of the Air Board

In office
15 May 1916 - 3 January 1917

Turkestan, Afghanistan, Transcaspia, Persia. To many, these words breathe only a sense of utter remoteness, or a memory of strange vicissitudes or moribund romance. To me, I confess, they are pieces on a chessboard, upon which is being played out a game for the domination of the world”
George Curzon (1898)  [1]


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