Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery

The Earl of Rosebery
Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
23 May 1945 – 26 July 1945
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byThomas Johnston
Succeeded byJoseph Westwood
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
21 May 1929 – 31 May 1974
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 5th Earl of Rosebery
Succeeded byThe 7th Earl of Rosebery
Member of Parliament
for Midlothian
In office
8 February 1906 – 10 February 1910
Preceded byAlexander Murray
Succeeded byAlexander Murray
Personal details
Born8 January 1882 (1882-01-08)
Died31 May 1974 (1974-06-01) (aged 92)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
National Liberal
Spouses
Dorothy Grosvenor
(m. 1909; div. 1919)
(m. 1924)
Children3, including Ronald and Neil
Parent(s)Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Hannah de Rothschild
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 102
Runs scored 3,551
Batting average 22.47
100s/50s 2/19
Top score 138
Balls bowled 131
Wickets 3
Bowling average 33.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/16
Catches/stumpings 50/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 May 2022

Albert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, 2nd Earl of Midlothian, KT, DSO, MC, PC, FRSE (8 January 1882 – 31 May 1974), styled Lord Dalmeny until 1929, was a British liberal politician who briefly served as Secretary of State for Scotland in 1945. He was the Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1906 to 1910. He became the Earl of Rosebery and Midlothian in 1929 and was thus a member of the House of Lords until his death.