Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe

Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe - Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC ( January 12, 1858 *, † June 20, 1945 ) was a British statesman and writer.

Family

He was the son of Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, and studied at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. In 1880 he married Sibyl Marcia Graham ( died 1887). The marriage produced three daughters were born: Annabel, Celia and Cynthia, a son (Richard) died in childbirth. His grandchildren included the role of Sir John Colville, the son of his eldest daughter, who was to ascend to the British cabinet secretary later, and Terence O'Neill, the son of Cynthia, who served as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland 1963-1969.

In his second marriage he was from 1899 to Margaret Rosebery, daughter of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, married. A native of this marriage, was born in 1911 son, who also bore the name of Richard, died in 1922. Daughter of this compound Lady Mary Crewe - Milnes but survived and later married the ninth Duke of Roxburghe. In 1895 he inherited the title of Earl of Crewe mother of his grandfather. In 1911 he was raised to the Marquess of Crewe. Since he died without male offspring, all of these titles were not inherited after his death in 1945.

Political action

As a member of the Liberal Party, he first served from 1883 to 1884 as private secretary to the then Foreign Secretary, Lord Granville. In 1886 he was appointed treasurer. In the Liberal government of 1892-1895, he was seconded to the Chief Secretary for Ireland Affairs John Morley as Lord Lieutenant ( the highest official). From 1905 to 1908 he officiated in the Liberal government under Campbell - Bannerman as Lord President of the Council. In 1908 he took over the government Asquith the office of Colonial Secretary ( Secretary of State for the Colonies ) and Liberal leader in the House of Lords. In connection with the latter capacity, he played a key role in the enforcement of the Parliament Act of 1911, which deprived the Lords their veto in the legislative process. 1910-1911 and 1911-1915, he also took over the post of Minister of India ( Secretary of State for India). 1915 to 1916 he acted also again as Lord President of the Council and in 1916 as Education Minister ( President of the Board of Education). In 1917, he became Chairman of the Municipal Council of the city of London and presented his city mansion the first Ministry of Information is available that is the Directorate of propaganda in enemy countries einrichtete ( Crewe House).

1922 to 1928 he took over the task of the British ambassador to France, and in 1931 he served as State Secretary in the Ministry of War. Privately, he also became involved in education, including, inter alia as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Imperial College London ( 1907-1922 ) and Chancellor of the University of Sheffield.

Scripture Generic works

In the 1890s, Crewe published several minor literary works, including epigrams and especially a 1931 published biography of former Prime Minister Lord Rosebery.

Works

• Lord Rosebery. 2 vol, London, 1931.