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Henry John Temple

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Data Last Updated: 11 January 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 20 October 1784, Westminster

Died: 18 October 1865

Peerages

3rd Viscount Palmerston - 16 April 1802

Knighted - 1856

Member of Privy Council - 1809

son of Henry Temple

Education

Harrow School

Edinburgh University (1800 -)

St John's College, Cambridge (1803 - 1806)

Appointments

Junior Lord of the Admiralty	1807	1809
Secretary at War	1809	1828
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	22 November 1830	15 November 1834
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	18 April 1835	2 September 1841
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	6 July 1846	26 December 1851
Secretary of State for the Home Department	28 December 1852	6 February 1855
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury	6 February 1855	19 February 1858
Leader of HM Opposition	19 February 1858	11 June 1859
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury	12 June 1859	18 October 1865

Elections fought

7 February 1806	Cambridge University	Tory	128	21.19
8 May 1807	Cambridge University	Tory	310	51.20
8 May 1807	Newport	Tory
27 March 1811	Cambridge University	Tory	451	56.66
7 October 1812	Cambridge University	Tory	Unopposed
17 June 1818	Cambridge University	Tory	Unopposed
8 March 1820	Cambridge University	Tory	Unopposed
16 June 1826	Cambridge University	Whig	631	48.80
31 July 1830	Cambridge University	Whig	Unopposed
22 November 1830 Resignation of Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
30 November 1830	Cambridge University	Whig	Unopposed
6 May 1831	Cambridge University	Whig	610	42.07
18 July 1831	Bletchingley	Whig	Unopposed
15 December 1832	Southern Hampshire	Whig	1,627	58.91
13 January 1835	Southern Hampshire	Whig	1,504	46.13
1 June 1835	Tiverton	Whig	Unopposed
26 July 1837	Tiverton	Whig	246	58.57
28 June 1841	Tiverton	Whig	Unopposed
6 July 1846 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
30 June 1841	Liverpool	Whig	4,431	42.50
10 July 1846	Tiverton	Whig	Unopposed
31 July 1847	Tiverton	Whig	127	85.81
7 July 1852	Tiverton	Whig	Unopposed
28 December 1852 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Secretary of State for the Home Department.
3 January 1853	Tiverton	Whig	Unopposed
6 February 1855 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.
12 February 1855	Tiverton	Whig	Unopposed
27 March 1857	Tiverton	Whig	Unopposed
29 April 1859	Tiverton	Liberal Party	Unopposed
12 June 1859 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.
27 June 1859	Tiverton	Liberal Party	Unopposed
1861 Resignation of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston on appointment as Constable of Dover Castle and Warden Keeper of the Cinque Ports.
28 March 1861	Tiverton	Liberal Party	Unopposed
13 July 1865	Tiverton	Liberal Party	261	74.79
18 October 1865 Death of Rt Hon Viscount Palmerston.