The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-31
Biographical.
Appended are brief sketches of the members
of the new Cabinet:


Appended are brief sketches Of the members
of the new Cabinet
The Right Hon. Robert Arthur Talbot Gas
coigne Cecil the Marquis of Salisbury, was born
in 1880 He graduated from Oxford, and in 1858
entered Parliament, sitting for Stamford until
he entered the House of Lords in 1865. In 1865
he became Secretary for India, and since then
has been ambassador at Constantinopie in 1876.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs IN 1878, and Pre-
mier in the last Tory Cabinet He was leader
IL the conference of Constan tinope of 1876, and
was Dsraeli's colleague in the Berlin Congress.
Lord Randolph Churchill is the second son of
the Duke of Marlborough, and was born In lS49.
He was the founder of the Fourth party" as an
annex to the Conservative party, with Sir Drum
mond Wolff and Messrs. Gorst and Balfour as
his chief supporters He has an intimate
quantance with recent Irish troubles gathered
during the Irish viceroyaty of his father, and
in his capacity as one of the most active mem
bers of the Duchess of Marloorouehs committee
he acquired accurate knowledge of number
Of facts which he has unpleasant way of pro-
ducng at the most inconvenient moment for his
opponents He was Secretary of State for In
dia in Lord Salisbury's Cabinet of June, 1885
The Marquis of Londonderry. who is assigned
to the post of Viceroy of Ireland, is a great
grandson and direct heir of the man who was
known in Irish history by the name of Bloody
Castlereagh," and who obtained the title of Mar
quis of Londonderry for the leading part he
took in bringing about the abolition of the Irish
Parliament on College Green. No name is more
execrated throughout Ireland. The present
Marquis is probably the principal representative
of the Orange landlord faction. His wife, who
is extremely unpopular in London society ac-
count of her intolerable arrogance, is the sister
of the Lord Shrewsbury whose name has been
so prominently mixed up in various police and
divorce court scandals. IL would seem that
Lord Salisbury has shown great lack of tact
in this nomination.
Mr. Claiborne Hardy, Viscount Cranbrook,
was born In 1874 In 1856 he was elected to Par
lament and two years later made Under Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department He
wrested from Mr. Gladstone the seat for the
University of Oxford He became President of
the Poor-laws Board, Home Secretary, and finally
Secretary of War under Disraei When Dis
raeli was elected to the peerage he was very
sore because Sir Stafford Northcote made
leader of the House of Commons. To console
him, he was given peerage and appointed Sec
rotary for India. He is good speaker, rather
fppant and handsome man.
Sir Stafford Northcote, who was recently ele-
waited to the peerage with the title of Earl of
Iddesleigh. was for long time member for
Devon. He was once secretary to Mr. Glad
stone from whom he learned finance. He was
Lord-president of the Council in Salisbury's
Cabinet of year ago, and before that had
played second fiddle to Lord Randolph Churchill,
and was prominent in the attacks on Mr.. Brad
laugh. He has always been relied upon because
of his acquaintance with finance to pick holes in
the proposals of the ministerial fnancer on
budget nights. He has occasionally risen above
mediocrity in the House of Commons and in the
Lords as debateF He was leader of the House
of Commons in Salisburys last Cabinet
Sir Michael Hicks Beach is forty-nine years
old, and has been in Parliament since 1864 He
has held many Offices in Tory Cabinets including
Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1874, and Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies in 1873
The Rt. Hon. w. II. Smith entered Parlia-
ment in 1868, when he defeated John Stuart
Mill at Westminster, for which constituency he
has continued to sit. He has held many official
positions, including that of First Lord of the
Admiralty Heswas member of the last Tory
Cabinet He is sixty-one years of age.
The Rt. Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley is a
brother of Lord Derby He was educated at
Elton and has served his country in four different
departments-the Admiralty, 1865; the War
Office, 1871; Secretary of State. 1880; Sec
rotary of the Treasury, 1878, and is now in the
Colonial Office
Lord George Hamilton is the third son of the
Duke of Abercorn and is forty years old
He entered Parliament in 1863 being returned
Tory at the head of the poll in Middlesex,
Liberal stronghold. He has been Under Secre-
tary for India and Vice-president of the Council
under Disraeli.
He is graduate of Cambridge. and was one of
the inspirers of the "Utorian Young England
movement. He entered Parliament first in
184l. as colleague of Mr. Gladstone; then a
Tory He opposed the repeal of the corn laws
and Sir Robert Peeps free-trade measures. He
has held Office several times. and was Postmas
ter-genera! in 1874 He is the author of several
books of travel. and has published several vol
umes of speeches
The Hon. Edward Stanhope is forty-fivc years
old, and a lawyer He has been in politics
twenty years, and has held various Offices in
Tory governments, the chief being that of Pres
ident of the Board of Trade.
The Hon. David r. Plunkett is fortyeight
years old. He entered Parliament in 1870, and
has held the Office of Solicitor general for Ire-
land. He represents in Parliament Dublin
University. of which institution he is grad
uate.
Sir Richard e. Webster is forty-four years
old He is knarzn chiafu sr,ccos la-rr.-