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Data Last Updated: 9 April 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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Secretary of State for the Home Department | 21 February 1874 | 23 April 1880 | |
Secretary of State for the Home Department | 24 June 1885 | 1 February 1886 | |
Secretary of State for India | 3 August 1886 | 11 August 1892 | |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | 29 June 1895 | 4 July 1895 | |
Lord Privy Seal | 4 July 1895 | 1900 |
Elections fought
30 March 1857 | Preston | Conservative Party | 1,433 | 71.12 | |
30 April 1859 | Preston | Conservative Party | 1,542 | 78.71 | |
26 March 1862 Resignation of Richard Cross. | |||||
21 November 1868 | South Western Lancashire | Conservative Party | 7,729 | 51.94 | |
13 February 1874 | South Western Lancashire | Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
21 February 1874 Resignation of Richard Cross on appointment as Home Secretary. | |||||
19 March 1874 | South Western Lancashire | Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
7 April 1880 | South Western Lancashire | Conservative Party | 11,420 | 55.44 | |
24 June 1885 Resignation of Rt Hon Sir Richard Cross on appointment as Home Secretary. | |||||
1 July 1885 | South Western Lancashire | Conservative Party | Unopposed | ||
30 November 1885 | Newton | Conservative Party | 4,414 | 52.27 | |
8 July 1886 | Newton | Conservative Party | 4,302 | 55.24 | |
3 August 1886 Elevation to the Peerage of Rt Hon Sir Richard Cross - Viscount Cross - on his appointment as Secretary of State for India. |