St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton
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William St John Fremantle Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton, KP, PC, DL (14 December 1856 – 13 February 1942), styled as St John Brodrick until 1907 and as Viscount Midleton between 1907 and 1920, was a British Conservative and Irish Unionist Alliance politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1880 to 1906, as a government minister from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1900, and as a Cabinet minister from 1900 to 1905.
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The Earl of Midleton | |
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Secretary of State for War | |
In office 12 November 1900 – 12 October 1903 | |
Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
Succeeded by | H. O. Arnold-Forster |
Secretary of State for India | |
In office 9 October 1903 – 4 December 1905 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | Lord George Hamilton |
Succeeded by | John Morley |
Leader of the Irish Unionist Alliance | |
In office 1910–1919 | |
Preceded by | Sir Edward Carson |
Succeeded by | Lord Farnham |
Personal details | |
Born | (1856-12-14)14 December 1856[1] |
Died | 13 February 1942(1942-02-13) (aged 85)[1] |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative (until 1891) Irish Unionist Alliance (1891–1919) Unionist Anti-Partition League (1919–1922) |
Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Hilda Charteris (died 1901) (2) Madeleine Stanley (1876–1966) |
Children | 1 son, 4 daughters[1] |
Parent(s) | William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton & Hon. Augusta Mary Fremantle |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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