Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-17
Members of the New British
Ministry Announced.
ROSEBERY HEADS THE LIST
Vernon HarcouIt for Chancellor of the
Exchequer-Moriey for Ireland.
"Labby" Not in Il.

SecIetary-HerDerb henry AeQultn.
Secretary Of State tor India-Earl of
Kim berley.
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Marquis of Ripon.
Secretary of State for War-Rt. Hon.
II. Campbell aanerman.
First Lord Of the Admiralty-Earl
Spencer.
Chief Secretary of State for Ireland
Rt. Hon. John Morley.
Secretary of state for Scotland-Rt.
Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan.
President of the board Of trade-Rt.
Hon. A. J. Mundella.
President of the local government
boa:d-Rt. Hon. II. II. Fowler.
Postmaster general-Arnold Morley.
President OF the council-Earl of
Kimberley.
Vice president of the council of edu-
cation-Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland.
Lord HoughtOn is yicerOy for Ire
land.
Mr.. Gladstone is prime minister and
first lord of the treasury.
Lord Chancellor Herschei.
The Right Hon. Farrar Herschel,
Lord Chancellor, is the son of the Rev.
X. II. Herschcl and was born III 1887.
lie represented Durham III the Liberal
interest from 1874 10 1885. Mr.. Glad
stone made him solicitor general in 1880
and he was raised to the peerage In
1886. The Earl OF Kimberly. secretary
of state for India and president of the
council. was born III 1926 and succeeded
to the title of Baron WoOdhouse in 1916.
He was made Earl of Kimberly in 1866.
IN 1852 he WAS appointed under secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs and was
appointed envoy to st. Petersburg 1T
the close of the Crimeau war. He was
under secretary for foreign affairs in
Lord Palmerston's second admlnistra-
ton and under secretary for India IN
1864. He succeeded the Earl of Car
Isle as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and
resigned in 1866. He was Lord Privy
seal under Mr.. Gladstone from Decem-
Der 1868 TO July 1870, and afterwards
secretary of state for the Colonies. He
was secretary Of state tor India from
December 1882 until June 1885. and
was under Mr.. Giadstone's
third government IN 1856, going out
when Salisbury came In.
An Excellent Home Secretary.
The Marquis of Ripon George Fred
erick Samuel RObinsOn) WAS born In
1927 and succeeded to the title in 1859.
He was returned from Hull in 1852 and
won Huddersfeld for the liberals in
1858. After holding subordinate offices,
he Was appointed secretary war
in 1863 and secretary for India. He
wac chairman of the high JOINT COM
mission which arranged the treaty of
Washington 1871. He also has been
grand master Of the Free MasOns of
England which office he resigned to
join the Roman Catholic church. In
1880 Mr.. Gladstone appointed him
viceroy of India where he was ex-
tremely popular with the natives and
unpopular with most Europeans.
H. H. Asquith, NJ. P, for East Fife
shire, is 40 years Of age and new man
in office. He has made himself con-
spicuous in the house, however, by his
effective Oratory, and 1t is believed that
he will mako An excellent home secre-
tary.
The Rt. Hon. Campbell Bannerman
is Sc years of age. He has been tinan-
cial secretary to the war office, secre-
tary to the admiralty and chief secre-
tary for Ireland and secretary for war
in the short government of 1886.
Earl Spencer, whose full name is Rt.
Hon. John Poyntz Spencer. was born
Ill 1885. i. He was lord lieutenant Of
Ireland in lS63-64.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Rt. Hon. SIR William George
Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt.
chancellor of the exchequor is one of
the beat known men in Great Britain.
He was born IN 1927 and called to the
bar in 1854. The city of Oxford elected
him rs liberal in 1865. lie was elected
professor of the International law in
Cambridge in 1869 and appointed solic-
itor general in 1873. In 1866 Ire was
chancellor of the exchequcr. He Is an
able writer and debater and his letters
in The Times signed "Historicus' at
tracted wide attention. Sir William,
who was knighted in 1873, married for
his second wife, Mrs. Ives. daughter of
the late John Lathrop.
The TT. Hon.John Morelv, chief sec
retary for Ireland. is the eldest eon of
Jonathan Morely Of Blackburn, Lanca-
shire, and was born in 1888.
The RI. Hon. Henry Hartley, for
merly president of the government
board, was born in 1890. lie was
elected az liberal from WoIverhamp-
ton IN 1880. He has been under secre-
tary for the home department and
financial secretary of tho treasury. lie
wss created apnvy councillor IN juno,
1885. lie is the only Methodist that
has been privy councillor.
Moreiy Possmss General
Arnold Morelv, postmaster general.
has been the chief liberal wing. He 10
43 years old. lie WAS called TO the bar
in 1873 and entered parlismsnt IN 1880
"a a member for Nottingham. In iss6
be was patronage secretary TO the
treasury. lie is said 20 he somewhat
Of martinet
The Bs. Hon. SIR George Trevelyan,
secretary for Scotland vas born in 1880.
His mother was SISTER of Lord Mac
auIay. lie was elected for Tynemouth
in is65. In 1853 Mr. Gladstone sp.
pointed him civil Lord Of the admir-
atty.
In 1888 Mr.. Gladstone appointed him
parliamentary secretary 20 the admir-
atty and he was appointed chef sec.e
tsry for Ireland after the murder nf
Lord Frederick csvendish. In 1884.
~ was chsuceiior of the puchy % Ian.
easter Mr.. Gladstone sppeiated hsm
secretary Tor Scotland ia fss5 but he
disagreed with Mf. Gladstone pro
po=-d scheme for Ireland aud fesisnee.
siF George sftsfssrd came ~ iiue With
fhs harsls. IL is the author OF life
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