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Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton - Definition and Overview

Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton (1830-1911), was born in Darlington. He moved to Wolverhampton and practiced as a solicitor before entering Parliament as Liberal MP for his adopted town in 1880. He had been both a local councillor and Mayor of the town. He held various posts in government including Secretary to the Treasury, President of the Local Government Board and Secretary of State for India. He was widely thought of as a future Prime minister but his ill health prevented this.

Preceded by:
Charles Thomson Ritchie 		President of the Local Government Board
1892–1894 		George John Shaw Lefevre
Preceded by:
The Earl of Kimberley 		Secretary of State for India
1894–1895 		Followed by:
The Lord George Hamilton
Preceded by:
Sir William Hood Walrond 		Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1905–1908 		Followed by:
The Lord FitzMaurice
Preceded by:
The Lord Tweedmouth 		Lord President of the Council
1908–1910 		Followed by:
The Earl Beauchamp
Preceded by:
New Creation 		Viscount Wolverhampton Followed by:
Henry Ernest Fowler


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