William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly
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William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly, PC (21 September 1812 – 20 April 1894)[1][2] was an Anglo-Irish landowner and Liberal politician. He held a number of ministerial positions between 1852 and 1873, notably as President of the Board of Health in 1857 and as Postmaster General between 1871 and 1873.
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The Lord Emly | |
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President of the Board of Health | |
In office 9 February 1857 – 24 September 1857 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
Preceded by | Hon. William Cowper |
Succeeded by | Hon. William Cowper |
Paymaster General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 12 March 1866 – 26 June 1866 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Earl Russell |
Preceded by | George Goschen |
Succeeded by | Stephen Cave |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
In office 10 December 1868 – 14 January 1871 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | Charles Adderley |
Succeeded by | Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen |
Postmaster General | |
In office 14 January 1871 – 18 November 1873 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | Marquess of Hartington |
Succeeded by | Lyon Playfair |
Personal details | |
Born | (1812-09-21)21 September 1812 |
Died | 20 April 1894(1894-04-20) (aged 81) |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouses | Lady Anna Wyndham-Quin
(m. 1836; died 1855)Bertha de Montigny Boulainvilliers
(m. 1857; died 1890) |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
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