The Right Honourable Hugh Culling Eardley Childers
British secretary of state
- Born
- 25 June 1827, London, England
- Died
- 29 January 1896, London, England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- The Revd Eardley Childers Walbanke-Childers (son of John Walbanke-Childers, Colonel)
- Mother
- Maria Charlotte Smith (daughter of Sir Culling Eardley Eardley, formerly Smith, 3rd Baronet)
- Married (1) Emily Walker; (2) Katherine Ann Gilbert (daughter of The Rt Revd Dr Ashurst Turner Gilbert, CofE Bishop of Chichester); father of Hugh Robert Eardley Childers [qv]
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria |
| Member of the Executive Council of Victoria |
Degrees
| 1856 | Bachelor of Arts (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Melbourne |
| 1856 | Master of Arts | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- Cantab (BA 1850, MA 1857).
- FRGS 1858, FRS 1873.
- Vice-Chancellor, UMelb 1853-57.
- UK MP 1860-92.
- First Lord of the Admiralty 1868-71, Sec of State for War 1880-82, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1882-85, Home Sec 1886.
- PC.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/childers-hugh-culling-eardley-3202
Other:
- ThePeerage.com.