New-York tribune., 1906-07-19
LADY CURZON DEAD.
rrmer Vioereine of India Erpiires
on London.

r,,son. July 1s.-La6y Curzon os KedIeston
-. AZ the former Yiceroy OF India, died here
y.so o'clock this evening. She never ouFfe
.rea from her serious illness al yalmer
-.s,,e Kent in 1904. ana the recent hot weather
s--.gbt on pronounced general debility.
:, ras not until this afternoon that Lady Cur-
Us condition gave cause for anxiety. About
..n she grew worse. and two specialists were
-.r,.a They remained in attendance till the
s1d. The funeral. the date of which has not yet
-, axed. will he at KedlestOn
-.sv curzon was the daughter Of the late T.e,,
= letter. wealthy merchant OF Chicago Her
%.sen name was Nary Victoria Letter. She rros
..er Of Joseph Letter. who was once known os
:. king Of the wheat pitt Her marriage to
..-ve Nathaniel CuTzon. II. p took rIace An
!. 1obn,s Church. Washington. April %. ise5 ana
=. brilliant affair. Bishop Talbot of Wyoming
- she marriage service, assisted by the Rev, Ur
'.,--snasr Mackay Smith. at that time rector Of
- church. and now bishop coadjutor Of Pennsyl-
vznla-
crzon was an Englishman Of small fortune. but
- social position and excellent political. pros
,,s He was Parliamentary secretary 10 the For
srn once.
:, the esrly days OF their married life the Cur
,.-s lived in Carleton Gardens. while in London
'bsv had comfortable country seat at the Priory.
rrrzon worked hard and made rapid progress
Trb5ie the Curzons were their honeymoon the
sornfan Of the Rosebery Cabinet made a new
parliamentary election necessary Lord Curzon
,.s selected IA stand for a seat. His wife en-
.,rsa The canvass IN a doubtful district with as
--urb enthusiasm as her husband did Following
,be tactics adopted by another American woman.
gssv Randolph Churchill she worked hard for
fsr husbands election Not only did she sit on
ets rlatforrn beside him when he made Important
rublc speeches but she drove through the towns
and villages OF Lancashire and made the acouain-
.snoe Of the voters. their wives and children Her
,nshsnds election owned much TO her activity
n foreign affairs Mr.. Curzon was Lord Salisbury's
,sght hand man. There were three other men, all
Nth powerful influence. mentioned for Viceroy OF
india when Lord Elgin's retirement became n
svltable but the preference was given to Mr. Cur
soo who was thirty-nine years old at the time. He
,ss appointed Ticeroy of India In August 1885,
snd vas elevated 10 the peerage as Baron Curzon
Of Kedleston the following month He took Office
As Voeroy in 1893. His resignation as Viceroy of
India was announced on August %, 1895.
Lady Curzon was noted for her beauty She
.rsbea her ancestry on her mothers side TO John
Csver the first Governor Of Plymouth, and on her
ssfhers side 10 James Van Letter, of Amsterdam,
Dutch colonist. who settled in Maryland in 1850
ghs was born Chicago, where she spent the
frf thirteen Years of her life. Then the family
completed al a well known school and under gov
sFnesses and masters. She made several trips
abroad in eirlhood and young Womanhood. Her
debut made at the national capital in the win
ter OF lsSs Mrs. Grover Cleveland took active
interest the girl Miss Letter in 1894 made her
debut il London society. There she first met her
future husband
LADY Curzor made her debut in India at a ball
81 Government House, Bombay. in January, 1899.
n India she was popular from the start. She
fied on the excellent work begun by Lady Dufferin
dong much to make the Curzon regime both bene-
fas ana welcome. In 1899 Lady Curzon was dec
India Lady Curzon leaves three daughters. Two
years ago she was seriously i'll. and her life was
long desGaired Of
Mss Daisy Letter one of the sisters Of Lady
cuzon, was married to the Earl of Suffolk and
Berkshire Miss Nancy Letter another sister,
vas married TO Major c. P. Campbell, of the
British army