Family and Education
b. 20 Oct. 1784, 1st s. of Henry Temple, 2nd Visct. Palmerston [I], by 2nd w. educ. by Gaetano, an Italian tutor; Harrow 1795-1800; Edinburgh Univ. 1800-3; St. John’s, Camb. 1803-6. m. 11 Dec. 1839, Hon. Emily Mary Lamb, da. of Peniston Lamb, 1st Visct. Melbourne [I], wid. of Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau, 5th Earl Cowper, s.p. suc. fa. as 3rd Visct. Palmerston [I] 16 Apr. 1802; GCB 6 June 1832; KG 12 July 1856.
Offices Held
Ld. of Admiralty Apr. 1807 – Oct. 1809; sec. at war Oct. 1809 – May 1828; PC 1 Nov. 1809; sec. of state for Foreign affairs Nov. 1830 – Nov. 1834, Apr. 1835 – Sept. 1841, July 1846 – Dec. 1851; sec. of state for Home affairs Dec. 1852 – Feb. 1855; first ld. of Treasury Feb. 1855 – Feb. 1858, June 1859 – d.
Capt. Fawley vol. inf. 1803 – 04; lt.-col. commdt. S. W. Hants militia 1809.
Ld. warden, Cinque Ports 1861 – d.; master, Trinity House 1862 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Broadlands, Hants.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
TEMPLE, Henry John (1784-1865)
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