Lord Palmerston

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Lord Palmerston was a 19th-century British statesman who served twice as prime minister and was known for his assertive, interventionist foreign policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Liberal Party politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Viscount in the Peerage of Ireland
Whig politician
human
birthName Henry John Temple
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath pneumonia
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1784-10-20
dateOfDeath 1865-10-18
educatedAt Harrow School
St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
University of Edinburgh
familyName Temple
givenName Henry
John
knownFor defence of British interests overseas
gunboat diplomacy
interventionist foreign policy
role in the Crimean War
role in the Don Pacifico affair
support for liberal and nationalist movements in Europe
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
Tory Party
Whig Party
monarchDuringTerm King William IV
linked to: William IV

Queen Victoria
nobleTitle 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
notableQuote "We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual."
parliamentarySeat Member of Parliament for Cambridge University
Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight
Member of Parliament for Tiverton
placeOfBirth Broadlands, Hampshire, England
placeOfDeath Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England
linked to: Broket Hall
positionHeld Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
linked to: Home Secretary

Leader of the House of Commons
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Secretary at War
relative Emily Lamb
residence 10 Downing Street, London
linked to: 10 Downing Street

Broadlands, Hampshire
spouse Emily Temple, Viscountess Palmerston
termEndAsPrimeMinister 1858-02-19
1865-10-18
termStartAsPrimeMinister 1855-02-06
1859-06-12

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Whig Party notableMember Lord Palmerston
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell precededBy Viscount Palmerston (as Prime Minister, second term)
subject linked to: Earl Russell (John Russell)
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby precededByAsPrimeMinister Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby succeededByAsPrimeMinister Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Statue of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Parliament Square dedicatedTo Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Statue of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Parliament Square commemorates Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Statue of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Parliament Square hasSubject Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Statue of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Parliament Square depicts Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Palmerston North namedAfter Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Lord Palmerston nobleTitle 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby succeededInOfficeAsPrimeMinisterBy Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby precededByAsPrimeMinister Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby succeededByAsPrimeMinister Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Lord Derby precededInSecondTermBy Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Lord Derby succeededInSecondTermBy Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Goderich ministry hasCabinetMember Lord Palmerston
Romsey hasNotablePerson Lord Palmerston
Lord Palmerston fullName Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
subject linked to: Romsey
linked to: Lord Palmerston
Palmerston Island namedAfter Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
linked to: Lord Palmerston