[Born 1800. Still living.]
A Minister who has honourably and usefully served his country in many
capacities. Has been Envoy Extraordinary at Madrid, President of the
Board of Trade, and, during a stormy period of incipient rebellion, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. At present, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs. An excellent man of business, and a consistent Liberal
in politics.
[By J. E. Jones.]