George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

The Earl of Clarendon
The 4th Earl of Clarendon, c. 1860s
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
21 February 1853 – 26 February 1858
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Aberdeen
The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded byLord John Russell
Succeeded byThe Earl of Malmesbury
In office
3 November 1865 – 6 July 1866
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl Russell
Preceded byThe Earl Russell
Succeeded byLord Stanley
In office
9 December 1868 – 27 June 1870
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byLord Stanley
Succeeded byThe Earl Granville
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
31 October 1840 – 23 June 1841
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Melbourne
Preceded byThe Lord Holland
Succeeded bySir George Grey
In office
7 April 1864 – 3 November 1865
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston
The Earl Russell
Preceded byEdward Cardwell
Succeeded byGeorge Goschen
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
22 May 1847 – 1 March 1852
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterLord John Russell
Preceded byThe Earl of Bessborough
Succeeded byThe Earl of Eglinton
President of the Board of Trade
In office
6 July 1846 – 22 July 1847
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterLord John Russell
Preceded byThe Marquess of Dalhousie
Succeeded byHenry Labouchere
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
15 January 1840 – 30 August 1841
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Melbourne
Preceded byThe Earl of Bessborough
Succeeded byThe Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Personal details
Born12 January 1800 (1800-01-12)
London, England
Died27 June 1870 (1870-06-28) (aged 70)
London, England
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Lady Katherine Grimston
(m. 1839)
Children8
Parent(s)George Villiers
Theresa Parker
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Signature
Quartered arms of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, KG, GCB, PC

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, KG, KP, GCB, PC (12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family. Following diplomatic postings, he served a succession of Whig and Liberal administrations. This included as Viceroy in famine-stricken Ireland and, on the first of three occasions as Foreign Secretary, as the United Kingdom's chief representative at the Congress of Paris which ended the Crimean War.