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Childers, Hugh Culling Eardley. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Apr. 17, 1847; from Oxford. Matric. (Wadham College) Apr. 9, 1845, age 17. S. of Eardley (1816), clerk, of London. B. there June 25, 1827. School, Cheam. Matric. Easter, 1847; B.A. 1850; M.A. 1857. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, May 3, 1859. Went to Melbourne, Australia, in 1850. Inspector of Schools, 1851. Secretary to the Education Department and Emigration Agent at the Port of Melbourne. Auditor-General of Victoria and a member of the Legislative Council, 1852. First Vice-Chancellor of Melbourne University. Collector of Customs and a member of the Executive Council, 1853. Member for Portland in the first parliament of Victoria, 1856-7. Agent-General for Victoria in London, 1857. Civil Lord of the Admiralty, 1864-6. First Lord of the Admiralty, 1868-71. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1865-6. P.C., 1868. F.R.S., 1873. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1872-3. M.P. for Pontefract, 1860-85; for Edinburgh (South Div.), 1886-72. Secretary of State for War, 1880-2. Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1882-5. Home Secretary, 1886. Supported Gladstone's Home Rule Bill. Chairman of the Irish Financial Relations Committee 1894-6. Died Jan. 29, 1896. Buried at Cantley, near Doncaster. Father of Charles E. E. (1868) and the next. (Al. Oxon.; D.N.B., Suppl.) | Hugh Culling Eardley CHILDERS Approx. lifespan: 18271896 Tripos: Trin. Math. 1850 Adm pens. from Oxford Trinity College 1847:04:17 ]. Matric. ( Wadham College [Oxford] ) 1845:04:09 aged 17. s. of Eardley CHILDERS (1816), clerk, of London b. there ^ London 1827:06:25 Sch: Cheam Matric 1847:04ET: BA 1850 MA 1857 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1859:05:03 Went to Melbourne, Australia in1850 Inspector of Schools: 1851 Secretary to: : Education Department and Emigration Agent at: : Port of Melbourne, [ Australia ] Auditor-General of Victoria and a Member of: : Legislative Council 1852 First Vice-Chancellor of: : Sch: Melbourne University [Melbourne], [ Australia ] Collector of: : Customs and a Member of: : Executive Council 1853 Member for: : Portland in the first parliament of Victoria 1856-57 Agent-General for: : Victoria in London 1857 Civil Lord of Admiralty 1864-66 First Lord of Admiralty 1868-71 Financial Secretary to: : Treasury 1865-66 P.C. 1868 FRS 1873 Chancellor of: : Duchy of Lancaster 1872-73 M.P. for: : Pontefract, [ Yorkshire ] 1860-85 for Edinburgh (South Div.) 1886-72 Secretary of: : State for War 1880-82 Chancellor of: : Exchequer 1882-85 Home Secretary: 1886 Supported Gladstone's Home Rule Bill. Chairman of: : Irish Financial Relations Committee 1894-96 d. 1896:01:29 bur. Cantley, near Doncaster, [ Yorkshire ] father of Charles E. E. CHILDERS (1868) and the next. ( Al. Oxon.; D.N.B., Suppl. ) [add:]Portrait, photogravure: CAS: G30[:add] |