Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
(1818-1887), Politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for IndiaSitter in 33 portraits
Initially Private Secretary to William Gladstone at the Board of Trade, he entered Parliament in 1855. He served as President of the Board of Trade, Secretary of State for India, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was jointly responsible for one of the best-known social reforms of the century, was a financier of note, and loyally served two great Tory leaders, William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. His name is now most associated with the Northcote-Trevelyan Report of 1835, which advised on various aspects of civil service reform. It recommended the widespread use of an examination system and recruitment on merit in place of patronage and 'old corruption'.
Various clergymen, philanthropists, politicians and others
by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax139917
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1865 or after
NPG D20701
Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh ('Statesmen No. 65.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 October 1870
NPG D43452
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by Faustin Betbeder ('Faustin')
chromolithograph, 1874
NPG D23042
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by George B. Black
lithograph, 1880
NPG D36435
by Théobald Chartran ('T')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 5 July 1881
NPG D44020
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by Maclure & Macdonald, published by The Pictorial World, after London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
chromolithograph, published 17 February 1883
NPG D36436
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
published by The Graphic, after Theodore Blake Wirgman
wood engraving, published 28 June 1884
NPG D36434
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
published by The Graphic, after Theodore Blake Wirgman
wood engraving, published 15 January 1887
NPG D36433
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG x12112
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1882
NPG x12113
Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1886 (circa 1882)
NPG x45716
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 29 April 1947
NPG x77682
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