Ralph Okeover Nathaniel Curzon
1904–1940 (age 36)
Biography
Ralph Okeover Nathaniel Curzon (1904–1940) was a member of the distinguished Curzon family of Kedleston, whose life intertwined private responsibility with a sense of duty to public service during a time of mounting global uncertainty. He balanced the weight of family tradition with a personal devotion to the people and landscape of his home county.
The parishioners of All Saints Church, Kedleston, continue to honor him for the grace with which he bore his responsibilities, and his memorial there offers a place for reflection on the way he strove to uphold the values of generosity and leadership in difficult days.