Cross, Richard Asheton, 1st Viscount Cross

Education

LL.D. 21.1.1885.

Birth/childhood

Born 30.5.1823 3rd son of William Cross of Red Scar near Preston and Ellen Camps.

Career

Educated at Cambridge University.

M.P. for Preston 1857 - 1862. South West Lancashire 1868 - 1885. Lancashire Newton 1885 - 1886. Home Secretary 1885 - 1886. Secretary for India 1886 - 1892. [Politician]

Death

Died 8.1.1914.

Sources

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