William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly

The Lord Emly
President of the Board of Health
In office
9 February 1857  24 September 1857
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston
Preceded byHon. William Cowper
Succeeded byHon. William Cowper
Paymaster General and
Vice-President of the Board of Trade
In office
12 March 1866  26 June 1866
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl Russell
Preceded byGeorge Goschen
Succeeded byStephen Cave
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
10 December 1868  14 January 1871
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byCharles Adderley
Succeeded byEdward Knatchbull-Hugessen
Postmaster General
In office
14 January 1871  18 November 1873
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byMarquess of Hartington
Succeeded byLyon Playfair
Personal details
Born(1812-09-21)21 September 1812
Died20 April 1894(1894-04-20) (aged 81)
NationalityIrish
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
Lady Anna Wyndham-Quin
(m. 1836; died 1855)
    Bertha de Montigny Boulainvilliers
    (m. 1857; died 1890)
    Alma materOriel College, Oxford

    William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly, PC (21 September 1812 – 20 April 1894) was an Anglo-Irish landowner and Liberal politician. He held a number of ministerial positions between 1852 and 1873, notably as President of the Board of Health in 1857 and as Postmaster General between 1871 and 1873.