ROSS, Horatio (1801-1886), of Rossie Castle, Kincardine
Cornet 14 Drag. 1820; ensign (half-pay) 59 Ft. 1823–39.
J.P. Kincardine; Deputy Lieut. Forfar 1828; Deputy Lieut. Kincardine.
Capt. 6 Kincardine rifle vols. 1860.
Cornet 14 Drag. 1820; ensign (half-pay) 59 Ft. 1823–39.
J.P. Kincardine; Deputy Lieut. Forfar 1828; Deputy Lieut. Kincardine.
Capt. 6 Kincardine rifle vols. 1860.
Treasurer, Leicester town council 1862–78.
Deputy Lieut. Leics. 1867; High sheriff Leics. 1869; J.P. Leics.
J.P. Derbys. 1827; Magistrate, Derby, 1841; High Sheriff, Derbys. 1843, Deputy Lieut. 1831.
Cornet Derbys. yeomanry cav. 1825.
Entered RN 1803, lt. 1810, cmdr. 1814, capt. 1822 (half-pay), rear-adm. 1852 (ret.), vice-adm. 1858.
Gentleman usher of the privy chamber 1830; equerry to Queen Adelaide 1831 – 49.
Attaché Paris embassy 1835–6.
Under-sec. of state, foreign office 1840 – 41; P.C. 1 Aug. 1846; vice-pres. of bd. of trade and paymaster-gen. 1848 – 51; sec. of state for foreign office 27 Dec. 1851 – 27 Feb. 1852, 1870- 1874, 1880 – 85; ld. pres. of the council 1852 – 54, 1855 – 58, 1859 – 66; chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster 21 June 1854 – 31 Mar. 1855; sec. of state for colonial dept. 1868 – 70, 6 Feb.-3 Aug. 1886.
Liberal leader of House of Lords, 1855 – 65, 1866 – d.; commr. of railways 1846 – d.
Master of buckhounds 9 July 1846–15 May 1848.
Cornet Staffs. yeomanry 1839; lt. col. 1854 – 61; hon. col. of Cinque ports adm. batt. of r.v. 9 Apr. 1866-Aug. 1872.
F.R.S. 1853; vice-pres. of royal comm. for 1851 exhibition; ambassador extraordinary to Russia for coronation of Alexander II 1856; chancellor of Univ. of London 1856 – d.; chairman of royal comm. for exhibition of 1862; hon. Ll. D. Camb. 1864; Lord warden, keeper and admiral of the Cinque ports and constable of Dover Castle, 23 Dec. 1865 – d.; eld. bro. of Trinity House, 1870 – d.
PC 30 Oct. 1846; ch. commr. of railways 1846 – 48; chan. of duchy of Lancaster Dec. 1852 – June 1854, member of council 1854; v.-pres. Univ. Coll., London 1862 – 71, pres. 1871–9.
Dep. lt. Derbys. 1832, Sheriff, Notts. 1850 – 51, chairman q. sess. 1855, ld. lt. 1864 – d.
JP Durham; recorder 1826; high sheriff 1860.
JP co. Durham; JP, Dep. Lt. N. Riding, Yorks.
Mag. Deputy Lieut. N. Riding Yorks.
J.P. Derbys.; Deputy Lieut. Derbys. 1834.
Capt. 2 regiment Derbys. militia 1855 – 58; capt. 3 Derbys. rifle volunteers 1860; maj. 1860; lt-col., 3 administrative battalion Derbys. rifle volunteers, 1866; hon. col. 1867.
Chairman, Bakewell Poor Law Union Bd. of Guardians, 1838 – d.