Milnes, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-, 1858-1945, Marquess of Crewe, politician

1883 assistant private secretary to the foreign secretary; 1885 entered House of Lords as Baron Houghton; 1886 lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria; 1886-1887 Liberal whip; 1889 travelled to Egypt and published poetry; 1892-1895 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; 1895 created earl of Crewe; 1905-1908 and 1915-1916 Lord President of the Council; 1908-1910 colonial secretary; 1908-1911 and 1912-1915 Lord Privy Seal; 1908-1916 leader of the House of Lords; 1910-1915 secretary of state for India; 1911 made marquess, earl of Madeley; 1912 Lord Lieutenant of the County of London; 1916 president of the Board of Education; 1917-1918 chairman of the London County Council; 1918-1944 chancellor of the University of Sheffield; 1922-1928 ambassador to France; 1931 secretary of state for war; 1936-1944 leader of the independent Liberals in the House of Lords.

Epithet: politician

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