This man was offered the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer by Spencer Perceval, but he rejected it on the grounds that he was too young.
This man was offered the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer by Spencer Perceval, but he rejected it on the grounds that he was too young. Queen Victoria forced this man to resign from one post because of his support of Louis Napoleon. As Foreign Secretary, this man argued that the British Empire was obligated to protect overseas subjects in a five-hour locution before Parliament. He ordered the blockade of (*) Piraeus in response to the raiding of a British subject's home. This man delivered the "Civis Romanus sum" speech in response to the Don Pacifico Affair and dealt with the Union's blockade of Confederate ports in his highest post. For 10 points, name this last British Prime Minister to die during his term, who served during the American Civil War.
This man was offered the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer by Spencer Perceval, but he rejected it on the grounds that he was too young.
Lord Palmerston [or Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston]