John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley

The Right Honourable The Earl of Kimberley KG KP PC DL
Carte de visite showing the Earl of Kimberley, ca. 1868.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 10 March 1894 – 21 June 1895
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Rosebery
Preceded by	The Earl of Rosebery
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Leader of the House of Lords Lord President of the Council
In office 18 August 1892 – 5 March 1894
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Marquess of Salisbury (Leader of Lords) The Earl of Cranbrook (President of Council)
Succeeded by	The Earl of Rosebery
Secretary of State for India
In office 18 August 1892 – 10 March 1894
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Viscount Cross
Succeeded by	Henry Fowler
In office 6 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	Lord Randolph Churchill
Succeeded by	The Viscount Cross
In office 16 December 1882 – 9 June 1885
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	Marquess of Hartington
Succeeded by	Lord Randolph Churchill
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 25 July 1882 – 28 December 1882
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	John Bright
Succeeded by	John George Dodson
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 21 April 1880 – 16 December 1882
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt.
Succeeded by	The Earl of Derby
In office 6 July 1870 – 17 February 1874
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl Granville
Succeeded by	The Earl of Carnarvon
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office 9 December 1868 – 6 July 1870
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl of Malmesbury
Succeeded by	The Viscount Halifax
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 1 November 1864 – 13 July 1866
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl Russell
Preceded by	The Earl of Carlisle
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Abercorn
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India
In office 25 April 1864 – 16 November 1864
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Hon. Thomas Baring
Succeeded by	Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 19 June 1859 – 15 August 1861
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	William Vesey-FitzGerald
Succeeded by	Austen Henry Layard
In office 28 December 1852 – 5 July 1856
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen The Viscount Palmerston
Preceded by	Lord Stanley
Succeeded by	The Earl of Shelburne
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 8 January 1847 – 8 April 1902 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	The 2nd Lord Wodehouse
Succeeded by	The 2nd Earl of Kimberley
Personal details
Born	(1826-01-07)7 January 1826 Wymondham
Died	8 April 1902(1902-04-08) (aged 76) London
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Lady Florence FitzGibbon (d. 1895)
Children	3
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG KP PC DL (7 January 1826 – 8 April 1902), known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician. He held office in every Liberal administration from 1852 to 1895, notably as Secretary of State for the Colonies and as Foreign Secretary.