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 Walter Stoneman
negative, 1926
NPG x162530
Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1926
NPG x162531
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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