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(Sir Stafford, 1st Earl Iddesleigh, 1818-1887, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Disraeli, Secretary for India)
Autograph Letter Signed to H.W. Chisholm,
saying he does not know there is much use in confidential communications on amending the Gas Act, We desire... the views of the Metropolitan Board of Works and of the City... and those of the Companies... fairly brought before us... Anything which we may hear from the Companies... shall receive careful attention, 3 sides 8vo., Board of Trade and Pynes, Exeter, 2nd January
Item Date: 1866
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Background
He became President of the Board of Trade in 1866, Secretary of State for India in 1867, and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1874. In 1870, during the interval between these last two appointments, he was the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was one of only two people to hold the office of First Lord of the Treasury without ever being Prime Minister.
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