 henry goulburn pc frs (19 march 1784 â 12 january 1856) was an english conservative statesman and a member of the peelite faction after 1846. ==background and education== born in london, goulburn was the eldest son of munbee goulburn, of london, by his wife susannah, eldest daughter of william chetwynd, 4th viscount chetwynd. he was educated at trinity college, cambridge. ==political career== in 1808, goulburn became member of parliament for horsham. in 1810, he was appointed under-secretary of state for home affairs, and two and a half years later, he was made under-secretary of state for war and the colonies. it was in this capacity that james meehan named goulburn, new south wales after him, a naming that was ratified by governor lachlan macquarie. still retaining office in the tory government, he became a privy counsellor in 1821, and shortly afterwards was appointed chief secretary for ireland, a position which he held until april 1827. here, although he was frequently denounced as he was considered an orangeman, he had a successful period of office on the
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