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Richard Cross - Definition and Overview
The Rt Hon. R.A. Cross

Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823 - 1914). British statesman and Conservative politician. From Lancashire, he first came to prominence as Home Secretary in Disraeli's second government (1874 - 1880). He retained this office in Lord Salisbury's caretaker government (1885 - 1886), but then moved over to the India Office (1886 - 1892). He was very briefly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Salisbury's third government (1895 - 1902) before being elevated to the sinecure post Lord Privy Seal. He retired in 1900. In 1886 he was created a viscount.


Preceded by:
Robert Lowe 		Home Secretary
1874–1880 		Followed by:
Sir William Harcourt
Preceded by:
Sir William Harcourt 		Home Secretary
1885–1886 		Followed by:
Hugh Childers
Preceded by:
The Earl of Kimberley 		Secretary of State for India
1886–1892 		Followed by:
The Earl of Kimberley
Preceded by:
The Lord Tweedmouth 		Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1895 		Followed by:
Sir Henry James
Preceded by:
The Lord Tweedmouth 		Lord Privy Seal
1895–1900 		Followed by:
The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by:
New Creation 		Viscount Cross Followed by:
Richard Assheton Cross


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