Blackwood, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-, 1826-1902, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat

1849–52 and 1854–58 Lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria; 1864 lord lieutenant, 1864 County Down; 1864-1866 under-secretary of state for India; 1866 under-secretary, War Office; 1872-1878 governor-general of Canada; 1879-1881 British ambassador to St Petersburg; 1881 British ambassador to Constantinople; 1882 Special Commissioner to Egypt; 1884-1888 Viceroy of India; 1889-1891 British ambassador to Rome; 1891-1896 British ambassador to France. Honours: 1861 KCB; 1863 KP; 1876 GCMG; 1883 GCB; 1884 GCSI; 1865 elected FRS; 1879 honorary DCL, Oxford University; 1891 honorary LLD, Cambridge University; 1891 lord warden of the Cinque Ports; honoury freeman, 1891 City of London and 1898 Edinburgh; elected lord rector, 1890 St Andrews University and 1899 Edinburgh University.

Epithet: diplomat

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