William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
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William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow, GCMG, PC (7 March 1853–23 October 1911) was a British Conservative politician.
Having succeeded as 4th Earl of Onslow in 1870, he held office in the governments of Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour, including as a Lord in Waiting from 1886 to 1887. From 1889 until 1892 he served as Governor of New Zealand, and from 1905 to 1911 he was Lord Chairman of Committees (Deputy Speaker) of the House of Lords. He was made a Privy Counsellor on his appointment to the Cabinet post of President of the Board of Agriculture in 1903.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: The Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1887–1888 |
Succeeded by: Henry de Worms |
| Preceded by: Henry de Worms |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade 1888–1889 |
Succeeded by: The Lord Balfour of Burleigh |
| Preceded by: Sir William Jervois |
Governor of New Zealand 1889–1892 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Glasgow |
| Preceded by: The Lord Reay |
Under-Secretary of State for India 1895–1900 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Hardwicke |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Selborne |
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1900–1903 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Marlborough |
| Preceded by: Robert Hanbury |
President of the Board of Agriculture 1903–1905 |
Succeeded by: Ailwyn Fellowes |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Morley |
Lord Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords 1905–1911 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Donoughmore |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: Arthur Onslow |
Earl of Onslow 1870–1911 |
Succeeded by: Richard Onslow |
