R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
The Viscount Cross | |
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| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 29 June 1895 – 12 November 1900 | |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Tweedmouth |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 29 June 1895 – 4 July 1895 | |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Tweedmouth |
| Succeeded by | The Lord James of Hereford |
| Secretary of State for India | |
| In office 3 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 | |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Kimberley |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Kimberley |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 24 June 1885 – 1 February 1886 | |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Sir William Harcourt |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Childers |
| In office 21 February 1874 – 23 April 1880 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | Robert Lowe |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Harcourt |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 19 August 1886 – 8 January 1914 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Viscount Cross |
| Member of Parliament for Newton | |
| In office 18 December 1885 – 19 August 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Legh |
| Member of Parliament for South West Lancashire | |
| In office 7 December 1868 – 18 December 1885 Serving with Charles Turner and John Ireland Blackburne | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Preston | |
| In office 24 April 1857 – 4 April 1862 Serving with Charles Grenfell | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1823 Red Scar, Lancashire |
| Died | 8 January 1914 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Georgiana Lyon (d. 1907) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, GCB, GCSI, PC, FRS, DL (30 May 1823 – 8 January 1914), known before his elevation to the peerage as R. A. Cross, was a British Conservative politician. He was Home Secretary from 1874 to 1880, and from 1885 to 1886.