Lord Selborne

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Lord Selborne was a British statesman and Conservative politician who held several high offices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including leadership roles in naval administration and colonial governance.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
British lawyer
British peer
British politician
British statesman
British statesman
Conservative politician
Conservative politician
First Lord of the Admiralty
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
title of nobility
areaOfWork colonial governance
law
naval administration
politics
country United Kingdom
United Kingdom
familyName Palmer
Palmer
givenName Roundell
William
memberOf Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
monarchServed Edward VII
George V
Queen Victoria
nobleTitle Baron Selborne
Earl of Selborne
Earl of Selborne
occupation barrister
politician
politician
statesman
parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
House of Lords
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
Governor of the Orange River Colony
Governor of the Transvaal Colony
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
title 1st Earl of Selborne
2nd Earl of Selborne
Baron Selborne

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne ("Baron Selborne")
nobleTitle
First Lord of the Admiralty
officeHeldBy
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne ("Baron Selborne")
title

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