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Stafford Northcote

Born: 27 October 1818

Died: 12 January 1887

1st Earl of Iddesleigh - 3 July 1885

8th Baronet - 17 March 1851

Member of Privy Council - 1866

father-in-law of Reginald Macleod

husband of Cecilia Frances Farrer

Balliol College, Oxford

Financial Secretary to the Treasury	January 1859	July 1859
President of the Board of Trade	6 July 1866	8 March 1867
Secretary of State for India	8 March 1867	1 December 1868
Chancellor of the Exchequer	21 February 1874	21 April 1880
First Lord of the Treasury	1886	1886
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	3 August 1886	12 January 1887

8 March 1855	Dudley	Conservative Party	346	99.14
6 April 1857	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	2,105	35.88
17 July 1858	Stamford	Conservative Party	Unopposed
29 April 1859	Stamford	Conservative Party	Unopposed
11 July 1865	Stamford	Conservative Party	Unopposed
2 May 1866 Resignation of Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt in order to contest Northern Devon.
9 May 1866	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	Unopposed
6 July 1866 Resignation of Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt on appointment as President of the Board of Trade.
14 July 1866	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	Unopposed
8 March 1867 Resignation of Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt on appointment as Secretary of State for India.
18 March 1867	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	Unopposed
21 November 1868	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	3,967	51.91
5 February 1874	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	Unopposed
21 February 1874 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt on appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
18 March 1874	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	Unopposed
3 April 1880	Northern Devon	Conservative Party	Unopposed
July 1885 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt to the Peerage - Earl of Iddesleigh.