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Revision as of 11:54, 31 December 2010

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE William Waldegrave Palmer, Second Earl of Selborne, K.G., G.C.M.G., D.C.L., L.L.D., P.C. (17 October 1859 – 26 February, 1942) was a Conservative Unionist politician and colonial adminsitrator who served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1900 to 1905.

Life & Career

First Lord of the Admiralty

The German Naval Attaché in London, von Coerper, wrote to Tirpitz that Selborne "is easily influenced by men whom he has recognised as efficient … he is entirely subservient to the influence of Sir John Fisher and subscribes blindly to his proposals."[1]

South Africa and After

Footnotes

  1. Letter of 25 January, 1905. Quoted in Marder. pp. 21-22.

Bibliography

  • "Earl of Selborne" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 27 February, 1942. Issue 49171, col D, pg. 7.

Papers


Political Offices
Preceded by
George J. Goschen
First Lord of the Admiralty
1900 – 1905
Succeeded by
Earl Cawdor