The Right Honourable Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, F.R.S.
- Born: 25 June 1827
- Died: 29 January 1896
Known as[]
- 1827-1860: Mr. Hugh Childers
- 1860-1868: Mr. Hugh Childers, M.P.
- 1868-1873: The Rt. Hon. Hugh Childers, M.P.
- 1873-1885: The Rt. Hon. Hugh Childers, F.R.S., M.P.
- 1885-1886: The Rt. Hon. Hugh Childers, F.R.S.
- 1886-1892: The Rt. Hon. Hugh Childers, F.R.S., M.P.
- 1892-1896: The Rt. Hon. Hugh Childers, F.R.S.
Education[]
- Cheam School
- Wadham College, Oxford
- Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., M.A.)
Offices[]
- Civil Lord of the Admiralty, 1864-1865
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1865-1866
- First Lord of the Admiralty, 1868-1871
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1872-1873
- Secretary of State for War, 1880-1882
- Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1882-1885
- Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1886
Privy Council[]
- Privy Councillor, 1868
Parliamentary Seats[]
- Member of Parliament for Pontefract, 1860-1885
- Member of Parliament for South Edinburgh, 1886-1892
Preceded by: Henry Lowry-Corry |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1868–1871 |
Succeeded by: George Goschen |
Preceded by: Frederick Stanley |
Secretary of State for War 1880–1882 |
Succeeded by: Marquess of Hartington |
Preceded by: W. E. Gladstone |
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1882–1885 |
Succeeded by: Sir Michael Hicks-Beach |
Preceded by: Richard Cross |
Home Secretary 1886 |
Succeeded by: Henry Matthews |