Northcote, Stafford Henry, first earl of Iddesleigh (1818–1887), politician

by W. D. Rubinstein

  • Education
  • Early career and marriage
  • Gladstone's secretary
  • The Northcote–Trevelyan report
  • Early years in the House of Commons
  • Educational royal commissions in the 1860s and further political career
  • At the Board of Trade and the India Office, 1866–1868
  • In opposition and in North America
  • Chancellor of the exchequer, 1874–1880
  • Conservative leader in the Commons, 1880–1885
  • Earl of Iddesleigh
  • Foreign secretary, 1886–1887
  • In retirement
  • Character and non-political activities
  • An unusual death
  • Reputation and assessment

References

See also

Themes

  • Chancellors of the exchequer
  • Presidents of the Board of Trade and successor offices
  • Secretaries of state for foreign affairs
  • Leaders of the Conservative and the Conservative and Unionist parties

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  • Bibliography of British and Irish history
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • National Register of Archives

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