Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St. Aldwyn

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Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 9th Baronet

Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St. Aldwyn (born October 23, 1837 in London , † April 30, 1916 ibid) was a British nobleman and politician.

Life

Hicks Beach was the eldest son of Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet. As early as 1854, when his father died, he inherited his Baronetcy , of Beverston in the County of Gloucester . He attended Eton College and studied law and history at Christ Church College at the University of Oxford .

In 1864, Hicks Beach was elected to the House of Commons for the constituency of East Gloucestershire , where he joined the Conservatives . From 1885 he represented the new constituency of Bristol West .

From February to December 1868 he was Secretary of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Poor Law Board , in between for a few weeks Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs , resigned with the Conservative government in December 1868 and fought in the lower house as a member of the opposition, the Gladstone University Act and the secret ballot.

When Disraeli returned to power in 1874, Hicks Beach became Chief Secretary for Ireland . In 1877 he became a member of the cabinet and in the following year after the resignation of Carnarvons Colonial Minister ( Secretary of State for the Colonies ). In the spring of 1880, when Gladstone after the election victory of the Liberals again took over the reins of government, and Hicks resigned, but was in July 1885 because he had made as chairman of the National Association of Conservative Clubs earned the Ministry Salisbury Chancellor and leader of the Conservatives in the House .

In the new Conservative Cabinet formed in July 1886, however, he had to leave the parliamentary leadership to Randolph Churchill and became Chief Secretary for Ireland for the second time. Hicks Beach resigned from office the following year due to problems with his eyesight .

Just a year later, however, he continued his political career when he became chairman of the Board of Trade . He held this office until 1892. From 1895 to 1902 he was again Chancellor of the Exchequer. He resigned with the Salisbury government.

In 1906, Hicks Beach was named Viscount St. Aldwyn , of Coln St. Aldwyn in the County of Gloucester, a peer . In 1915 he was awarded the title of Earl St. Aldwyn .

The following year, Hicks Beach passed away. Since his eldest son had fallen a week earlier, his eldest son inherited the title.

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predecessor Office successor
Michael Hicks Beach Baronet, of Beverston
1854-1916 		Michael Hicks Beach
New title created Earl St. Aldwyn
1915-1916 		Michael Hicks Beach
Spencer Cavendish Chief Secretary for Ireland
1874-1878 		James Lowther
Henry Herbert Secretary of State for the Colonies
1878-1880 		John Wodehouse
Hugh Childers Chancellor of the Exchequer
1885–1886 		William Harcourt
William Ewart Gladstone Leader of the House of Commons
1885–1886 		William Ewart Gladstone
John Morley Chief Secretary for Ireland
1886-1887 		Arthur Balfour
Frederick Stanley President of the Board of Trade
1888–1892 		AJ Mundella
William Harcourt Chancellor of the Exchequer
1895–1902 		Charles Ritchie
personal data
SURNAME Hicks Beach, Michael, 1st Earl St. Aldwyn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES St. Aldwyn, Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 1st Earl (full name); Hicks Beach, Sir Michael, 9th Baronet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British nobleman and politician, member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1916
Place of death London