Family and Education
b. 19 Mar. 1784, 1st s. of Munbee Goulburn of Amity Hall, Jamaica and Portland Place, Mdx. by Hon. Susannah Chetwynd, da. of William Chetwynd, 4th Visct. Chetwynd. educ. by Dr Moore at Sunbury, Mdx. c.1791-3; Trinity Coll. Camb. 1801. m. 20 Dec. 1811, Jane, da. of Matthew Montagu, 3s. 1da. suc. fa. 1793.
Offices Held
Under-sec. of state for Home affairs Feb. 1810 – Aug. 1812; under-sec. of state for War and Colonies Aug. 1812 – Dec. 1821; plenip. for negotiating peace with USA July 1814; PC 10 Dec. 1821; chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] Dec. 1821 – Apr. 1827; chancellor of Exchequer Jan. 1828 – Nov. 1830, Sept. 1841 – July 1846; sec. of state for Home affairs Dec. 1834-Apr. 1835.
Capt. Duke of Gloucester’s vol. inf. 1803 – 07.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Betchworth, Surr.
Notes
This biography draws on Goulburn’s upublished memoir (Surr. RO, Goulburn mss 4/6), written towards the end of his life, which is the source of all quotations, unless otherwise indicated.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
GOULBURN, Henry (1784-1856)
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