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<p> Sir [[Stafford]] Northcote, Conservative financier and statesman, born in London of old [[Devonshire]] stock; educated at Oxford; became private secretary to Mr. Gladstone in 1842, and five years later was called to the bar; entering [[Parliament]] in 1885, he sat in succession for Dudley, for Stamford, and for North Devon; under Lord [[Derby]] he was Financial Secretary to the [[Treasury]] in 1859, and [[President]] of the | Earl Of Iddesleigh <ref name="term_74937" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Sir [[Stafford]] Northcote, Conservative financier and statesman, born in London of old [[Devonshire]] stock; educated at Oxford; became private secretary to Mr. Gladstone in 1842, and five years later was called to the bar; entering [[Parliament]] in 1885, he sat in succession for Dudley, for Stamford, and for North Devon; under Lord [[Derby]] he was Financial [[Secretary]] to the [[Treasury]] in 1859, and [[President]] of the Board of Trade in 1866; under Disraeli he was at the India Office in 1868, and [[Chancellor]] of the Exchequer in 1874; he succeeded Disraeli in the leadership of the Commons, and was raised to the peerage in 1885; was successively First Lord of the Treasury and Foreign Secretary under Lord Salisbury; in 1871Mr. Gladstone appointed him [[Commissioner]] in the settlement of the <i> [[Alabama]] </i> claim, and he was elected Lord [[Hector]] of [[Edinburgh]] University in 1883; resigning from the Foreign Office in January 1887, he died suddenly a few days later at the [[Prime]] Minister's residence (1818-1887). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 15 October 2021
Earl Of Iddesleigh [1]
Sir Stafford Northcote, Conservative financier and statesman, born in London of old Devonshire stock; educated at Oxford; became private secretary to Mr. Gladstone in 1842, and five years later was called to the bar; entering Parliament in 1885, he sat in succession for Dudley, for Stamford, and for North Devon; under Lord Derby he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury in 1859, and President of the Board of Trade in 1866; under Disraeli he was at the India Office in 1868, and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1874; he succeeded Disraeli in the leadership of the Commons, and was raised to the peerage in 1885; was successively First Lord of the Treasury and Foreign Secretary under Lord Salisbury; in 1871Mr. Gladstone appointed him Commissioner in the settlement of the Alabama claim, and he was elected Lord Hector of Edinburgh University in 1883; resigning from the Foreign Office in January 1887, he died suddenly a few days later at the Prime Minister's residence (1818-1887).
