Sir Henry Stafford NORTHCOTE

1846 - 1911  (64 years)

• Name	Henry Stafford NORTHCOTE
  Title	Sir
  Birth	18 Nov 1846
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Sep 1911
  Person ID	I7511	Davidson-Radford

  
  

  Father	Sir Stafford Henry NORTHCOTE,   b. 27 Oct 1818   d. 12 Jan 1887 (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Cecilia Frances FARRER,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 17 Jan 1910
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Aug 1843
  Family ID	F436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Baroness Alice STEPHEN,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 1 Jun 1934
  Marriage	2 Oct 1873
  Family ID	F1985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sir Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st and last Baron Northcote was educate d at Eton College. He was a clerk in the Foreign Office in 1868, and i 1869 graduated from Merton College, Oxford University, with a Bachel or of Arts (B.A.). and Master of Arts (M.A.) in 1873. He was secretar y to the British members of the claims commission relating to the Alab ama between 1871 and 1873 in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.. He was Privat e Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (his father) between 18 77 and 1880. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B. ) in 1880 and was M.P. (Conservative) for Exeter between 1880 and 1890 . He was financial secretary to the War Office between 1885 and 1886 , and was Surveyor-General of Ordnance between 1886 and 1887. He was c eated 1st Baronet Northcote [U.K.] on 23 November 1887 and was invest ed as a Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E. ) in 1900 and was created 1st Baron Northcote, of Exeter, co. Devon [U .K.] on 20 January 1900. He held the office of Governor of Bombay bet ween 1899 and 1903 and was Governor-General of Australia between 190 3 and 1907. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Mic hael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1904 and as a Privy Counsellor (P.C .) in 1909. On his death, his titles became extinct.