William Curre
Colonel Sir William Edward Carne Curre, 1st Baronet CBE, JP, DL (26 June 1855 – 26 January 1930), was a British landowner and magistrate.
Curre was the son of Edward Mathew Curre, of Itton Court, a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Monmouthshire, by Annie King, of Chepstow.[1] He was a Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel of the Royal Monmouthshire Engineers Militia and served as High Sheriff of Monmouthshire between 1892 and 1893.[2] In 1920 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[3] He was created a baronet, of Itton Court in the Parish of Itton and County of Monmouth in 1928.[4] Curre died in January 1930, aged 74, when the title became extinct.
References
- ↑ Archives Network Wales: Curre family of Itton Court, manuscripts
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26269. p. 1589. 18 March 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31840. p. 3763. 30 March 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33353. p. 757. 3 February 1928.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Firbank |
High Sheriff of Monmouthshire 1892–1893 |
Succeeded by Arthur Evans |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Itton Court) 1928–1930 |
Extinct |
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