Evening journal., 1903-08-24


pressed wish, Lord Salisbury's body
VIII probably be inferred beside that
of his wife at Hatfield.
Career Of Dead Statesman.
From 1853. when he was first elect
ed to parliament, until he resigned the
premiership OF Great Britain, in July
Of the present year, TO be succeeded by
his nephew, the Right Hon. Arthur
James Bal.our, Lord Salisbury was q
dominant figure in politics.
Sir Robert Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,
! X. G.. P. c.. d. c. L.. Ii. D.. third Mar
uuis Of Salisbury was born in Hatfield
House. February 8. 1890, and is In his
73d year.
He was a younger son of the second
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He was educated at Elton and at
Christ Church, oxford, and entered
politics in his 2Sd year, being electeu
In 1853 a member of parliament Tor
Stamford
AS Lord Robert Cecil, the marquis.
IN 1887. married q Miss Anderson
with no fortune. in defiance OF MS
fathers command. and was turned out
{ Of his fathers house mainly on ac-
:, count of his marriage and his allow
ance was stopped, obliging MIN to
|. work for a living. It was then thai
d be turned his attention to newspaper
s. work He also went to Australia anC
tried gold digging there.
% His wife went with him and shared
his poverty Loyalty. Their very re
" duced circumstances drew Lord Sails
e bury and his wife very close together
70 Lord Robert represented Stamfor
% IN the Conservative interest until hi
succession to the marquisate on IN
IN death of his father. April ~, 1868
n In Lord Derby's third administr'
a' tlop he was. in July, 1866 appointe
'o secretary of state for India.
or November y, 1869, he was electe
1S ohancellor of the University of o
~ ford. and when Mr.. Disraeli return'
&c To office in 1874 he was again appoir
W. ed secretary of state for India
ne He was appointed secretary OF sta
"a for foreign affairs April ?, 1878.
OF He and Lord Beaconsfeld shortly
-.
up terward we're the representatives
lu Great Britain at the congress at Be
'Wre W lin. and in July. 1878. Queen Victor
'' invested him with the Order OF I
'se. Garter.
lri- He went out of Office with his par
ng, after defeat at the general electio
ing in 1880
sts. At a meeting Of the Conservati
and peers in May, 1881. he was elected
uge lead the party in the house of lor
n After that his career was identif
de- with that OF the Conservative party
ops, He fought Mr.. Gladstone at ev'
opportunity. and when in June, is
the Mr. Gladstone was beaten on bud
ihi- vote and resigned Lord Salisbury '
made prime minister.
rev. The genersl elections of 1885 u
ting ed him out of office. but after the g
S Of eral elections in 1886 he was o
liko, again made prime minister.
The general elections Of 1892 eau
de- lord Salisbury to go out of of
tine, though his ministry did not actu
,ents resign till It had suffered defeat in
ages commons.
CISCO In October, 1895, the Liberal
rned ernment was defeated, and Lord r
The berry Immediately resigned. Lord
To- isburv was sent for and formed an
ashl- ministration.
with During 1896 Lord Salisbury
uses much occupied by the conduct of
astir' relations between the United st
rkish and Great Britain over the Venezu
chill boundary dispute. President c
beg lands strong stand on the Mo
Doctrine and the American dispos
rgan- TO twist the lions tail brought abb
10 try state of affairs which required
bunal ael,cate bandiine nv the diploma
iaen'' and Lord Salisbury showed hil
a one equal TO the occasion by backing 6
char- fully down. his conciliatory att