Hugh Childers

Hugh Childers
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
9 August 1872 – 30 September 1873
Prime MinisterWilliam Gladstone
Preceded byThe Earl of Dufferin
Succeeded byJohn Bright
Secretary of State for War
In office
28 April 1880 – 16 December 1882
Prime MinisterWilliam Gladstone
Preceded byFrederick Stanley
Succeeded byMarquess of Hartington
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
16 December 1882 – 9 June 1885
Prime MinisterWilliam Gladstone
Preceded byWilliam Gladstone
Succeeded bySir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt
Home Secretary
In office
6 February 1886 – 25 July 1886
Prime MinisterWilliam Gladstone
Preceded byR. A. Cross
Succeeded byHenry Matthews
Personal details
Born25 June 1827 (1827-06-25)
London, UK
Died29 January 1896 (1896-01-30) (aged 68)
London, UK
Political partyLiberal
SpouseEmily Walker (d. 1875)
Children8, including Milly
RelativesErskine Childers (cousin)
Education

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (25 June 1827 – 29 January 1896) was a British Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. He is perhaps best known for his reform efforts at the Admiralty and the War Office. Later in his career, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, his attempt to correct a budget shortfall led to the fall of the Liberal government led by William Gladstone.