Sir John Curzon, 3rd Baronet

[2] Curzon was returned with Thomas Coke in a contest as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire at the second general election of 1701.

In June 1710, he presented a loyal address from Derbyshire, which was a calculated snub to Thomas Coke, who though a Tory was surrendering his principles to keep his lucrative public offices.

At the 1713 election, he was returned unopposed again, but his brother had joined him in the House of Commons, and it is not possible to distinguish their contributions.

[4] Curzon was the first owner of Kedleston Hall to exploit the landscape potential, and commissioned Charles Bridgeman in the 1720s to create formal water features.

He died on 7 August 1727 as a consequence of falling from his horse while out hunting three weeks previously and was buried at All Saints' Church, Kedleston.