The Earl St Aldwyn | |
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| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 29 June 1895 – 11 August 1902 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Sir William Harcourt |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ritchie |
| In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | Hugh Childers |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Harcourt |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 21 February 1888 – 11 August 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Stanley of Preston |
| Succeeded by | A. J. Mundella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1837 London |
| Died | 30 April 1916 (aged 78) Coln St Aldwyn, Gloucestershire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Children | 4, including Michael |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Michael Edward Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn, PC, DL (23 October 1837 – 30 April 1916), known as Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt, from 1854 to 1906 and subsequently as The Viscount St Aldwyn to 1915, was a British Conservative politician. Known as "Black Michael", he was notably Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1885 to 1886 and again from 1895 to 1902 and also led the Conservative Party in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886. Due to the length of his service, he was Father of the House from 1901 to 1906, when he took his peerage.