Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
(1858-1945), Leader of the Liberal Party and writerSitter in 22 portraits
In 1884 Crew-Milnes was adopted as a Liberal candidate for Barnsley, but he never contested the seat as the death of his father in 1885 meant he entered the House of Lords as Baron Houghton. He held a succession of high political offices, including Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Colonial Secretary and Secretary for India. As Liberal leader in the House of Lords from 1908, he played an important role in securing passage of the Parliament Act of 1911, which deprived the Lords of its veto. Baron Houghton maintained a leading role in the education sector, serving as chairman of the Governing Body of Imperial College London, President of the Board of Education and chancellor of Sheffield University.
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Walter Frederick Osborne
oil on canvas, circa 1890s
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by William Rothenstein
pencil, 1918
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Lafayette, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1893
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Alexander Bassano
glass negative, 1895
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Alexander Bassano
glass negative, 1895
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe as Philip II of Spain
by Frederick Hollyer, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 1921
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1926
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, October 1938
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe ('Statesmen. No. 606.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 10 December 1892
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Unknown artist
pen and ink, early 20th century
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
after William Strang
collotype, (1907)
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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
after William Strang
collotype, (1907)
NPG D9702
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
after Frank Dicksee
collotype, (1919)
NPG D9701
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Alexander Bassano
glass negative, 1895
NPG x404
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Alexander Bassano
glass negative, 1895
NPG x406
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Alexander Bassano
glass negative, 1895
NPG x407
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1926
NPG x162529
Related People
- Lady (Helen) Cynthia Colville (née Crewe-Milnes) (daughter)
- Margaret Etienne Hannah ('Peggy') Crewe-Milnes (née Primrose), Marchioness of Crewe (wife)
- Lady Annabel Hungerford Dodds (née Crewe-Milnes) (daughter)
- Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (father)
- Mary Evelyn Hungerford (née Crewe-Milnes), Duchess of Roxburghe (daughter)
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