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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (view source)
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=The Marquess of Salisbury
| image=3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury.jpg
| order=[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]
| term_start =[[23 June]] [[1885]]
| term_end =[[28 January]] [[1886]]
| term_start2 =[[25 July]] [[1886]]
| term_end2 =[[11 August]] [[1892]]
| term_start3 =[[25 June]] [[1895]]
| term_end3 =[[11 July]] [[1902]]
| predecessor =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| predecessor2 =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| predecessor3 =[[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|The Earl of Rosebery]]
| successor =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| successor2 =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| successor3 =[[Arthur Balfour]]
| birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1830|2|3}}
| birth_place =[[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]]
| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1903|8|22|1830|2|3}}
| death_place =Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
| party=[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
}}
'''Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury''' (3 February 1830 - 22 August 1903) was a [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He was known as '''Lord Robert Cecil''' before 1865 and as '''Viscount Cranborne''' from 1865 until 1868.
Lord Cecil was elected to [[Parliament]] in 1853 as a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. In 1866 (now called Viscount Cranborne), he served as [[Secretary of State for India]] under Prime Minister [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]]. Cranborne resigned, but he would return to government in 1874, now as the Marquess of Salisbury. Salisbury was again Secretary of State for [[India]] under Prime Minister [[Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield|Benjamin Disraeli]]. In 1878, Salisbury became [[Foreign Secretary]] in the Disraeli government.
Salisbury became the Conservative Party leader. Salisbury first served as Prime Minister from June 23, 1885, to January 28, 1886. His first government did not last long as the Conservatives did not have full control.
Salisbury became Prime Minister again on July 25, 1886, with a majority. He would be in office until August 11, 1892 and a third time from June 25, 1895, until July 11, 1902.
Salisbury helped establish the [[London County Council]]. Salisbury built up the [[Royal Navy]]. [[Africa]] was divided up into [[colonialism|colonies]]. The United Kingdom fought the [[Second Boer War]] while Salisbury was Prime Minister.
Salisbury resigned on 11 July 1902. He died on 22 August 1903.
{{UKPrimeMinisters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salisbury}}
[[Category:1830 births]]
[[Category:1903 deaths]]
[[Category:British Marquesses]]
[[Category:Politicians from Hertfordshire]]
| name=The Marquess of Salisbury
| image=3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury.jpg
| order=[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]
| term_start =[[23 June]] [[1885]]
| term_end =[[28 January]] [[1886]]
| term_start2 =[[25 July]] [[1886]]
| term_end2 =[[11 August]] [[1892]]
| term_start3 =[[25 June]] [[1895]]
| term_end3 =[[11 July]] [[1902]]
| predecessor =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| predecessor2 =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| predecessor3 =[[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|The Earl of Rosebery]]
| successor =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| successor2 =[[William Ewart Gladstone]]
| successor3 =[[Arthur Balfour]]
| birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1830|2|3}}
| birth_place =[[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]]
| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1903|8|22|1830|2|3}}
| death_place =Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
| party=[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
}}
'''Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury''' (3 February 1830 - 22 August 1903) was a [[Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He was known as '''Lord Robert Cecil''' before 1865 and as '''Viscount Cranborne''' from 1865 until 1868.
Lord Cecil was elected to [[Parliament]] in 1853 as a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. In 1866 (now called Viscount Cranborne), he served as [[Secretary of State for India]] under Prime Minister [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Lord Derby]]. Cranborne resigned, but he would return to government in 1874, now as the Marquess of Salisbury. Salisbury was again Secretary of State for [[India]] under Prime Minister [[Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield|Benjamin Disraeli]]. In 1878, Salisbury became [[Foreign Secretary]] in the Disraeli government.
Salisbury became the Conservative Party leader. Salisbury first served as Prime Minister from June 23, 1885, to January 28, 1886. His first government did not last long as the Conservatives did not have full control.
Salisbury became Prime Minister again on July 25, 1886, with a majority. He would be in office until August 11, 1892 and a third time from June 25, 1895, until July 11, 1902.
Salisbury helped establish the [[London County Council]]. Salisbury built up the [[Royal Navy]]. [[Africa]] was divided up into [[colonialism|colonies]]. The United Kingdom fought the [[Second Boer War]] while Salisbury was Prime Minister.
Salisbury resigned on 11 July 1902. He died on 22 August 1903.
{{UKPrimeMinisters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salisbury}}
[[Category:1830 births]]
[[Category:1903 deaths]]
[[Category:British Marquesses]]
[[Category:Politicians from Hertfordshire]]