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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865), known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1855 to 1858 and from 1859 to 1865. A member of the Tory, Whig and Liberal parties, Palmerston was the first Liberal prime minister.
Lord Palmerston, of the Whigs, first formed a government by popular demand in 1855, after the resignation of the Aberdeen Coalition.Initially, the government was a continuation of the previous coalition administration but lost three Peelites (William Ewart Gladstone, Sir James Graham and Sidney Herbert) within a few weeks.
After the fall of the second of Lord Derby's short-lived attempts at governments in 1859, Palmerston returned to power, this time in alliance with his former rival, the Earl Russell, in what is regarded as the first Liberal government. Palmerston remained as Prime Minister until his death in 1865, when Russell succeeded him.
The latter was the father of Sir William Temple, a diplomat, and Sir John Temple (1632–1704), Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and father of the first Viscount Palmerston. [1] The third Viscount Palmerston married the Honourable Emily Lamb, sister of Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and widow of Peter Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper.
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865), known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who was twice
Palmerston became prime minister, and Russell reluctantly accepted the role of Colonial Secretary in his cabinet. Russell was sent to Vienna to negotiate peace terms with Russia, but his proposals were rejected and he resigned from the cabinet and returned to the backbenches in July 1855.
Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston. Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman and British politician; Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston (1739–1802), British politician; Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784–1865), British foreign minister and Prime Minister
First party Second party Leader Viscount Palmerston: Earl of Derby: Party Whig: Conservative: Leader since 6 February 1855 July 1846 Leader's seat Tiverton: House of Lords: Last election 324 seats, 57.9% 330 seats, 41.9% Seats won 377 [a] 264 [c] Seat change 53 66 Popular vote 464,127: 239,712 Percentage 64.8% [b] 33.5% [b] Swing 6.9 pp: 8.4 pp