Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Politician
1826 – 1902
Who was Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava?
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE PC was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. In his youth he was a popular figure in the court of Queen Victoria, and became well known to the public after publishing a best-selling account of his travels in the North Atlantic.
He is now best known as one of the most successful diplomats of his time. His long career in public service began as a commissioner to Syria in 1860, where his skillful diplomacy maintained British interests while preventing France from instituting a client state in Lebanon. After his success in Syria, Dufferin served in the Government of the United Kingdom as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Under-Secretary of State for War. In 1872 he became the third Governor General of Canada, bolstering imperial ties in the early years of the Dominion, and in 1884 he reached the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as eighth Viceroy of India.
Following his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1896, his final years were marred by personal tragedy and a misguided attempt to secure his family's financial position.
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- Born
- Jun 21, 1826
Florence - Also known as
- Lord Dufferin
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- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Eton College
- Died
- Feb 12, 1902
Clandeboye Estate
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on July 23, 2013
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