Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook
British statesman and Conservative politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, GCSI, PC (1 October 1814 – 30 October 1906) was a prominent British Conservative politician. He held cabinet office in every Conservative government between 1858 and 1892. He served as Home Secretary from 1867 to 1868, Secretary of State for War from 1874 to 1878, Lord President of the Council from 1885 to 1886 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until 1886. In 1878, he was appointed Secretary of State for India and thereafter was elevated to the peerage, entering the House of Lords as Viscount Cranbrook.[1] He has been described as a moderate, middle-of-the-road Anglican, and a key ally of Disraeli.