| Names |
LORD
George Nathaniel CURZON |
| Date of
Birth |
January 11, 1859 |
| Date of
Death |
March 20, 1925 |
| Identity |
British
Conservative statesman who was the Viceroy of India and the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, |
| Special
Achievements / Events |
- Known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and
1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and
1921.
- He was passed over as Prime Minister in 1923 in favour
of Stanley Baldwin.
- He was a key figure in instituting the 1905 Partition of
Bengal, which led to a major political crisis for the
British Empire.
- He drew the Curzon Line in Eastern Europe.
- He quarrelled endlessly and his arrogance and
inflexibility made even more enemies.
- Critics have been negative in contrasting his enormous
talents and energy on behalf of British imperialism with his
mixed results and unrealized ambitions.
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