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John Christian Curwen

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His second marriage was on 5 October 1782 to his cousin Isabella Curwen, the daughter and heiress of Henry Curwen of Workington. On 6 March 1790, he took the name of Curwen after inheriting Workington Hall. Workington Hall, now ruined after a wartime fire, is a
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He died on 11 December 1828 in financial difficulties because of increased costs and reduced profits from his coal mines and was buried in an unmarked grave in Workington. At his death, he owed £118,334 and only £16,579 was owed to him.
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John Christian (1776–1852), who inherited Ewanrigg Hall and married Susanna Allen, daughter of Lewis Robert Allen of Dalston.
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for 1786 to 1790 and again for 1791 to 1812 and for 1816 to 1820. He was then elected to represent the county seat of
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He married twice. His first marriage was on 10 September 1775 to Margaret Taubman (d. 1778), the daughter of
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and an active campaigner in Parliament, and known as something of a radical, having approved of the
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CURWEN (formerly CHRISTIAN), John Christian (1756-1828), of Ewanrigg and Workington Hall, Cumb.
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The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families. Together With Their Paternal Ancestry
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He was born on 12 July 1756. He was the eldest surviving son of John Christian of
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Henry Curwen (1783–1861), who inherited Workington Hall and married Jane Stanley.
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
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Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archæological Society
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from 1784 to 1785, although he twice refused a peerage.
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Curwen) Christian, the daughter of Eldred Curwen of
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Member of Parliament
High Sheriff
Ewanrigg
née
Workington Hall
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Grand Tour
High Sheriff of Cumberland
Member of Parliament
Carlisle
Cumberland
Whig party
French Revolution

John Taubman
Speaker of the House of Keys
Isle of Man
Grade I listed building







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