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Palmerston, Henry John (Temple), Viscount.
Adm. nobleman at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 4, 1803. [Elder] s. of Henry, 2nd Viscount (above) (by his 2nd wife, Mary, dau. of Benjamin Mee, of Bath).
B. Oct. 20, 1784 [in Westminster]. School, Harrow [and at Edinburgh Univ., 1800-3]. Matric. Lent, 1806; M.A. 1806; Hon.
LL.D. 1864.
Hon.
D.C.L., Oxford, July 2, 1862.
P.C., 1809; G.C.B., 1832; K.G., 1856.
Succeeded his father as 3rd Viscount Palmerston (in the Irish peerage) Apr. 17, 1802.
M.P. for Horsham, 1806-7 (unseated on petition, Jan. 20, 1807); for Newport, Isle of Wight, 1807-11; for the University (in six Parliaments) 1811-31; for Bletchingley, 1831-2; for South Hampshire, 1832-5; for Tiverton (in eight Parliaments) 1835-65.
Lord of the Admiralty, 1807; Secretary at War, 1809-28 (under five Administrations); Foreign Secretary, 1830-4, 1835-41 and 1846-51; Home Secretary, 1852.
Prime Minister and 1st Lord of the Treasury, 1855-8 and 1859-65.
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1861.
Master of Trinity House, 1862-5. Lord Rector of Glasgow University, 1862.
Married, Dec. 16, 1839, Emily, dau. of the 1st Viscount Melbourne and widow of 5th Earl Cowper. 'A man of wonderful activity both of mind and body; indefatigable in business, but also entering into all the pleasures of society...his thoroughly English character made him one of the most popular Ministers of the century.' Died, s.p., Oct. 18, 1865, at Brocket Hall, Herts. (an estate his wife had inherited); buried in Westminster Abbey.
At his death the peerage became extinct; 'the title had lasted more than 140 years, though held by only 3 persons.' Brother of William (sub Temple, 1806).
(Harrow Sch. Reg.; Al. Oxon.; D.N.B., which erroneously gives his birthplace as Romsey, Hants.; Boase, II. 1325; Eagle, V. 123; G.E.C., which erroneously gives 'School Eton'; W. R. Williams, MSS.; P. Guedalla, The Times, May 31, 1926.)
Viscount Henry John (Temple) PALMERSTON
Approx. lifespan: 1784–1882
nobleman St John's College adm1803:04:04
[Elder] s. of Henry PALMERSTON, 2nd Viscount (above) (by his 2nd wife, Mary MEE dau. of Benjamin MEE, of Bath, [ Somerset ] )
b. 1784:10:20
[ Westminster, [ London ]
Sch: Harrow School Harrow, [ Middlesex ] [and at Sch: Edinburgh University [ Scotland ] (1800-3)
Matric 1806:01LT:
MA 1806
Hon.LLD 1864
Hon. DCL OX 1862:07:02
P.C.: 1809
GCB 1832
KG 1856
Succeeded his father as 3rd Viscount PALMERSTON (in the Irish peerage) 1802:04:17
M.P. for: : Horsham, [ Sussex ] 1806-07
(unseated on petition 1807:01:20 ; for Newport, Isle of Wight 1807-11
for the University, [ Cambridgeshire ] (in six Parliaments) 1811-31
for Bletchingley, [ Surrey ] 1831-32
for South Hampshire , 1832-35
for Tiverton, [ Devon ] (in eight Parliaments) 1835-65
Lord of Admiralty 1807
Sec. at: : War 1809-28
(under five Administrations);
Foreign Sec.: 1830-4, 1835-41, and 1846-51
Home Sec.: 1852
Prime Minister and 1st Lord of: : Treasury 1855-8, and 1859-65
Lord Warden of: : Cinque Ports Kent , Sussex 1861
Master of: : Trinity House 1862-65
Lord Rector of Sch: Glasgow University Glasgow, [ Scotland ] 1862
m. 1839:12:16,Emily dau. of the 1st Viscount Melbourne and widow of 5th Earl Cowper.
"A man of wonderful activity both of mind and body; indefatigable in business, but also entering into all the pleasures of society...his thoroughly English character made him one of the most popular Ministers of the century."
d., s.p. Brocket Hall, Brocket, Hertfordshire 1865:10:18
(an estate his wife had inherited)
buried in Westminster Abbey Westminster, [ London ]
At his death the peerage became extinct; "the title had lasted more than 140 years, though held by only 3 persons."
brother of William MEE ( sub Temple (1806)
( Harrow School Reg.; Al. Oxon.; D.N.B., which erroneously gives his birthplace as Romsey, Hampshire .; Boase, II. 1325; Eagle, V. 123; G.E.C., which erroneously gives "School Eton"; W. R. Williams, MSS. ; P. Guedalla, The Times 1926:05:31)

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