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Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, (28 April 1861 – 10 January 1929), styled Viscount Curzon between 1876 and 1900, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1896 and 1900 and was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra.<ref></ref>
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra, 1903-25. Acted as literary executor to his brother-in-law, Lord Randolph Churchill and reluctantly gave his consent for Winston to write the biography of his father.