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Richard Plantaganet Campbell Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos [textual record]

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Fonds

Date:

1866, 1868.

Reference:

R2471-0-1-E, MG24-A39

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

100510

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Richard Plantaganet Campbell Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
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Date(s):

1866, 1868.

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Extent:

0.3 cm of textual records (10 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of memorandum from Mr. Michel of the Admiralty regarding the flying of flags by colonial vessels, 1866, 5 pages; draft of a note from Buckingham to Lord Monck regarding agitation in Nova Scotia for repeal Confederation, 1868, 4 pages; and a letter from Lord Monck to Buckingham, regarding agitation in Nova Scotia for the repeal of Confederation, 1868, 1 page.

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Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of, 1823-1889

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Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of, 1823-1889 : Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, third Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823-1889), was the only son of Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1797-1861) and his wife, Lady Mary Campbell (1795-1862), youngest daughter of John, lst Marquess of Breadalbane. He was known as Earl Temple from his birth till 1839, and then as Marquess of Chandos until 1861.

Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he entered Parliament in 1846. He sat as a member of parliament for the borough of Buckingham in the conservative interest, 1846 to 1857. From March 1852 to 1859, he was keeper of the privy seal to the Prince of Wales. He was elected chairman of the London and North-western railway in October 1853. In 1861, he succeeded as the third Duke of Buckingham and Chandos on the death of his father.

He was chairman of the executive committee of the royal commission for the Great Exhibition of 1862, honorary colonel of the lst Middlesex artillery volunteers on 10 July 1865, and was gazetted a privy council on 6 July 1866. When Lord Derby returned to power he appointed Buckingham on 6 July 1866 lord president of the council. He held this place until 8 March 1867 when he succeeded the Earl of Carnarvon as secretary for the colonies. He fulfilled the duties of this post until the Derby-Disraeli administration went out on 8 Dec. 1868.

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General note:

Letter from Lord Monck received in 1947.
Draft note from Buckingham received in 1948; the official copy of this document is in the Privy Council Despatch 649-A.
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Mr. Michel - Correspondence, 1866 Mr. Michel, 1866

Richard Grenville - Correspondence, 1868 Lord Monck, 1868

Lord Monck - Correspondence, 1868 Nova Scotia, 1868

Nova Scotia 1867-1896

Nova Scotia - History - Confederation, 1867, 1868

Confederation - Nova Scotia, 1868

Confederation - Nova Scotia - Anti-confederation movement, 1868

Nova Scotia - Politics and government - Agitation for repeal of confederation, 1868

Canada Confederation, 1867

Flags - Great Britain
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MG24-A39
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