The Earl of Selborne |
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Selborne in 1919 |
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In office
12 November 1900 – 27 March 1905 |
| Monarchs | Queen Victoria
Edward VII |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury |
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| Preceded by | George Goschen |
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| Succeeded by | Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor |
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In office
May 1905 – May 1910 |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner |
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| Succeeded by | Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone |
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In office
25 May 1915 – 11 July 1916 |
| Monarch | George V |
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| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
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| Preceded by | Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell |
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| Succeeded by | David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford |
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| Born | (1859-10-17)17 October 1859
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
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| Died | 26 February 1942(1942-02-26) (aged 82)
London, United Kingdom |
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| Political party | Liberal
Liberal Unionist
Conservative |
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| Children | Mabel Grey, Countess Grey
Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne
Hon. Robert Palmer
Hon. Lewis Palmer |
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| Parent(s) | Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne
Lady Laura Waldegrave |
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| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
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William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (17 October 1859 – 26 February 1942), styled Viscount Wolmer between 1882 and 1895, was a British politician and colonial administrator, who served as High Commissioner for Southern Africa.