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Cross, Richard Assheton. Adm. pens. (age 19) at TRINITY, Feb. 21, 1842. [3rd] s. of William. [B. May 30, 1823, at Red Scar, Lancs.] School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1842; B.A. 1846; Hon. LL.D. 1878. President of the Union, 1845. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 14, 1844; migrated to the Inner Temple, May 26, 1849. Called to the Bar, 1849. On the Northern Circuit. Bencher, 1876. M.P. for Preston, 1857-62; for South West Lancashire, 1868-85; for the Newton Division, 1885-6. P.C., 1874. Home Secretary, 1874-80 and again, 1885-6. Hon. D.C.L. (Oxford) 1877; Hon. D.C.L. (St Andrews) 1885. F.R.S., 1879. G.C.B., 1880 (considered a novel reward for a Politican and Minister, and led to the grantee's nickname of 'Grand Cross'). Secretary of State for India, 1886-92. Created Viscount Cross of Broughton-in-Furness, Co. Lancaster, Aug. 19, 1886. G.C.S.I., 1892. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1895. Treasurer of the Inner Temple, 1895. Privy Seal, 1895-1900. Author, legal. Died Jan. 8, 1914. Brother of William A. (1836); father of Charles F. (1879), John E. (1877) and Thomas R. (1872). (G.E.C., ed. Gibbs; D.N.B. Twentieth Century.) | Richard Assheton CROSS Approx. lifespan: 18231914 Tripos: Trin. Math. 1846Cross, Viscount Adm pens. aged 19 Trinity College 1842:02:21 [3rd] s. of Willia CROSS m. [ b. Red Scar, Lancashire 1823:05:30 Sch: Rugby Matric 1842:10MT: BA 1846 Hon.LLD 1878 President of: : Union 1845 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1844:11:14 migrated to Inner Temple 1849:05:26 Called to the Bar: 1849 On the Northern Circuit Bencher: 1876 M.P. for: : Preston, [ Lancashire ] 1857-62 for South, West Lancashire 1868-85 for the Newton Division, [ Lancashire ???] 1885-86 P.C. 1874 Home Secretary: 1874-80 and again 1885-86 Hon. DCL Oxford 1877 Hon. DCL St Andrews 1885 FRS 1879 G.C.B. 1880 (considered a novel reward for a Politican and Minister: and led to the grantee's nickname of "Grand Cross") Secretary of: : State for India 1886-92 Created Viscount CROSS of Broughton-in-Furness, Lancashire 1886:08:19 GCSI 1892 Chancellor of: : Duchy of Lancaster 1895 Treasurer of: : Inner Temple 1895 Privy Seal 1895-1900 Author, legal. d. 1914:01:08 brother of William A. CROSS (1836) father of Charles F. CROSS (1879), John E. (1877) and Thomas R. (1872) ( G.E.C., ed. Gibbs; D.N.B. Twentieth Century. ) [add:]Photograph: CAS: G.40[:add] |