The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by William Walker, c. 1867 | |
| Governor of Madras Presidency | |
| In office 23 November 1875 – 20 December 1880 | |
| Governors‑General | |
| Preceded by | William Rose Robinson |
| Succeeded by | William Patrick Adam |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 8 March 1867 – 1 December 1868 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Carnarvon |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Granville |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 6 July 1866 – 8 March 1867 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
| Preceded by | The Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Marlborough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 10 September 1823 Westminster St James, Middlesex, England[1] |
| Died | 26 March 1889 (aged 65) Chandos House, Marylebone, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Caroline Harvey
(m. 1851; died 1874)Alice Graham-Montgomery
(m. 1885) |
| Children | 3, including Mary Morgan-Grenville, 11th Lady Kinloss |
| Parent | |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, GCSI, PC, DL (10 September 1823 – 26 March 1889), styled Earl Temple until 1839 and Marquess of Chandos from 1839 to 1861, was a British soldier, politician and administrator of the 19th century. He was a close friend and subordinate of Benjamin Disraeli and served as the secretary of state for the colonies from 1867 to 1868 and governor of Madras from 1875 to 1880.
Buckingham was the only son of Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the British Army, eventually rising to become a colonel. Buckingham entered politics, as Lord Chandos, in 1846 when he was elected unopposed from Buckinghamshire as a candidate of the Conservative Party. Buckingham served as a member of Parliament from 1846 to 1857, when he resigned. He contested a re-election in 1859, but lost. Buckingham served in various political offices during his tenure.
In March 1867, he was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies and served until December 1868. He also served as governor of Madras from 1875 to 1880. As governor, he handled the relief measures for the victims of the Great Famine of 1876–1878. Buckingham also served as Lord of the Treasury, Keeper of the Privy Seal of the Prince of Wales, Deputy Warden of the Stannaries, Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, Chairman of the London and North-Western Railway, member of the Imperial Privy Council, Lord President of the Council and chairman of the committees in the House of Lords. He died in 1889 at the age of 65.[2]
- ^ 1861 England Census[full citation needed]
- ^ "Death of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos". The Times. 28 March 1889. p. 7. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
