Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor
The Right Honourable The Earl Cawdor PC JP DL |
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First Lord of the Admiralty | |
In office 27 March 1905 – 4 December 1905 |
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Monarch | Edward VII |
Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
Preceded by | The Earl of Selborne |
Succeeded by | The Lord Tweedmouth |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 February 1847 Windsor, Berkshire |
Died | 8 February 1911 London |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Edith Turnor (1844-1926) |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor PC JP DL (13 February 1847 – 8 February 1911), styled Viscount Emlyn from 1860 to 1898, was a British Conservative politician. He served briefly as First Lord of the Admiralty between March and December 1905.
Background and education
Cawdor was the eldest son of John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor and his wife Sarah Mary, daughter of General the Hon. Henry Cavendish. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Political career
Cawdor was Conservative Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire from 1874 to 1885. He succeeded in the earldom in 1898 and served briefly under Arthur Balfour as First Lord of the Admiralty. Lord Cawdor took a leading part in the Conservative opposition to Lloyd George's budget of 1909 and in drafting resolutions for the reform of the House of Lords in 1910. He was also involved in Pembrokeshire local affairs, and as Chairman of the Great Western Railway from 1895 to 1905 greatly improved the service.
Family
Lord Cawdor married Edith Georgiana Turnor, daughter of Christopher Turnor, on 16 September 1868. They had ten children. He died in February 1911, aged 63, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Hugh. Lady Cawdor died in 1926.
References
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Cawdor
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire 1874 – 1885 With: John Jones 1874–1880 Walter Rice Howell Powell 1880–1885 |
Constituency abolished |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | First Lord of the Admiralty 1905 |
Succeeded by The Lord Tweedmouth |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire 1896–1911 |
Succeeded by The Lord St Davids |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Earl Cawdor 1898–1911 |
Succeeded by Hugh Frederick Campbell |
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