John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley

• Born: 7 January 1826
• Died: 8 April 1902

Contents 1 Known as 2 Education 3 Offices 4 Peerage Titles 5 Chivalric Orders 6 Privy Council 7 Parliamentary Positions

Known asEdit

• 1826-1846 John Wodehouse
• 1846-1866 The Lord Wodehouse
• 1866-1902 The Earl of Kimberley

EducationEdit

• Eton College
• Christ Church, Oxford

OfficesEdit

• Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1852-1856, 1859-1861
• Minister to Russia, 1856-1858
• Under-Secretary of State for India, 1864
• Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1864-1866
• Lord Privy Seal, 1868-1870
• Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1870-1874, 1880-1882
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1882
• Secretary of State for India, 1882-1885, 1886, 1892-1894
• Lord President of the Council, 1892-1894
• Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1894-1895

Peerage TitlesEdit

• Baron Wodehouse, 1846
• Earl of Kimberley, 1866

Chivalric OrdersEdit

• Knight of the Garter, 1885

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1864

Parliamentary PositionsEdit

• Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, 1891-1892, 1896-1902
• Leader of the House of Lords, 1892-1894

Preceded by: The Earl of Rosebery

Foreign Secretary 1894–1895

Succeeded by: The Marquess of Salisbury