Facts: - birth name: robert offley ashburton crewe-milnes - party: liberal - monarch: george v edward vii edward vii george v victoria - predecessor: the of ripon the earl of zetland earl beauchamp the marquess of londonderry the marquess - birth date: yes 12 january 1858 - caption: robert -lrb- william strang , 1907 -rrb- offley ashburton milnes , 1st marquess of crewe - order: lord of lords lord lieutenant of ireland president of the council leader of the house - death date: 20 june 1945 - spouse: -lrb- -lrb- 2 -rrb- lady margaret primrose 1 -rrb- sibyl graham -lrb- d. 1887 -rrb- - term end: 10 29 june 1895 december 1916 12 april 1908 10 december 1916 - name: the marquess of crewe - successor: the earl curzon of kedleston the earl cadogan marquess curzon of kedleston the lord tweedmouth the - primeminister: herbert the earl of rosebery henry asquith sir henry campbell-bannerman h. h. asquith - nationality: british - alma mater: trinity college , cambridge - imagesize: 200px - term start: 25 18 august 1892 may 1915 10 december 1905 14 april 1908 - image: robert , by william strang.jpg offley ashburton milnes , 1st marquess of crewe Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert crewe-milnes , 1st marquess of crewe .
robert offley ashburton crewe-milnes , 1st marquess of crewe kg , kp pc -lrb- 12 january 1858 -- 20 june 1945 -rrb- , known as the lord houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as the earl of crewe from 1895 to 1911 , was a british liberal politician , statesman and writer .