The Lord Emly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President of the Board of Health | |
| In office 9 February 1857 – 24 September 1857 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Hon. William Cowper |
| Succeeded by | Hon. William Cowper |
| Paymaster General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 12 March 1866 – 26 June 1866 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | George Goschen |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Cave |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 10 December 1868 – 14 January 1871 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Charles Adderley |
| Succeeded by | Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen |
| Postmaster General | |
| In office 14 January 1871 – 18 November 1873 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Marquess of Hartington |
| Succeeded by | Lyon Playfair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1812 |
| Died | 20 April 1894 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouses | Lady Anna Wyndham-Quin
(m. 1836; died 1855)Bertha de Montigny Boulainvilliers
(m. 1857; died 1890) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
William Monsell, 1st Baron Emly, PC (21 September 1812 – 20 April 1894)[1][2] was an Anglo-Irish landowner and Liberal politician. He held a number of ministerial positions between 1852 and 1873, notably as President of the Board of Health in 1857 and as Postmaster General between 1871 and 1873.
- ^ "William Monsell, Baron Emly". Catholic Encyclopedia (1 ed.). 1913.
- ^ National Archives of Ireland. Papers of William Monsell, 1817–1899 (PDF). pp. 2–4. Retrieved 4 April 2006.