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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: 1823–1914
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]

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