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John Christian Curwen

John Christian Curwen, born John Christian was an English Member of Parliament and High Sheriff.

Early life
He was born on 12 July 1756. He was the eldest surviving son of John Christian of Ewanrigg, Cumberland (now Cumbria), and the same's wife Jane (née Curwen), who was the daughter of Eldred Curwen of Workington Hall, Cumberland. He was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1773 before going on the Grand Tour between 1779 and 1782. ==Career==
Career
He succeeded his father in 1767 and served as High Sheriff of Cumberland from 1784 to 1785, although he twice refused a peerage. ==Personal life==
Personal life
He married twice. His first marriage was on 10 September 1775 to Margaret Taubman (d. 1778), the daughter of John Taubman, Speaker of the House of Keys, of Castletown, Isle of Man, with whom he had a son: Workington Hall, now ruined after a wartime fire, is a Grade I listed building. Together, John and Isabella were the parents of five sons and three daughters, including: 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. ==References==
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