John Eldon Gorst Politician

Sir John Eldon Gorst PC, QC, FRS (24 May 1835 – 4 April 1916) was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1885 to 1886 and as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1895 and 1902.

Personal facts

John Eldon Gorst
Birth dateMay 24, 1835
Birth place
Preston Lancashire
Nationality
British people
Date of deathApril 04, 1916
Place of death
London
Education
St John's College Cambridge

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Office holder

monarch
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
party
Liberal Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
prime minister
Arthur Balfour
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
successor
Horace Davey Baron Davey
George Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Spencer Cavendish 8th Duke of Devonshire

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=di0ZAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=inauthor:Eldon+inauthor:Gorst&as_brr=1#PPP11,M1