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Richard Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
- Born: 30 May 1823
- Died: 8 January 1914
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Known as
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- 1823-1886 Richard Cross
- 1886-1914 The Viscount Cross
Education
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Offices
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- Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1874-1880, 1885-1886
- Secretary of State for India, 1886-1892
- Lord Privy Seal, 1895-1900
Peerage Titles
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- Viscount Cross, 1886
Chivalric Orders
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- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, 1880
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1892
Privy Council
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- Privy Councillor, 1874
Other Honours
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Parliamentary Seats
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- Member of Parliament for Preston, 1857-1862
- Member of Parliament for South West Lancashire, 1868-1885
- Member of Parliament for Newton, 1885-1886
| Preceded by: Robert Lowe | Home Secretary 1874–1880 | Succeeded by: Sir William Harcourt |
| Preceded by: Sir William Harcourt | Home Secretary 1885–1886 | Succeeded by: Hugh Childers |