George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen

George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen PC DL FBA (10 August 1831 – 7 February 1907) was a British statesman and businessman best remembered for being "forgotten" by Lord Randolph Churchill. He was initially a Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist before joining the Conservative Party in 1893.

For his son, see George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen. For his grandfather, see Georg Joachim Göschen.

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Goschen
PC DL FBA
George Goschen, 1883
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
29 June 1895 – 12 November 1900
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byThe Earl Spencer
Succeeded byThe Earl of Selborne
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
14 January 1887 – 11 August 1892
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byLord Randolph Churchill
Succeeded bySir William Vernon Harcourt
Ministerial offices
1865–1874
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
24 March 1871 – 17 February 1874
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byHugh Childers
Succeeded byGeorge Ward Hunt
President of the Poor Law Board
In office
3 December 1868 – 24 March 1871
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byThe Earl of Devon
Succeeded byJames Stansfeld
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
26 January 1866 – 26 June 1866
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl Russell
Preceded byThe Earl of Clarendon
Succeeded byThomas Edward Taylor
Paymaster General
Vice-President of the Board of Trade
In office
29 November 1865 – 12 March 1866
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl Russell
Preceded byWilliam Hutt
Succeeded byWilliam Monsell
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
18 December 1900 – 7 February 1907
Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded by2nd Viscount Goschen
Member of Parliament
for Westminster St George's
In office
9 February 1887 – 25 September 1900
Preceded byLord Algernon Percy
Succeeded byHon. Heneage Legge
Member of Parliament
for Edinburgh East
In office
18 December 1885 – 26 June 1886
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byRobert Wallace
Member of Parliament
for Ripon
In office
27 April 1880 – 18 November 1885
Preceded byEarl de Grey
Succeeded byWilliam Harker
Member of Parliament
for City of London
In office
2 June 1863 – 24 March 1880
Preceded byWestern Wood
Succeeded byWilliam Lawrence
Personal details
Born(1831-08-10)10 August 1831
London, England
Died7 February 1907(1907-02-07) (aged 75)
London, England
Political partyLiberal
Liberal Unionist
Conservative
EducationRugby School
Alma materOriel College, Oxford

While Chancellor of the Exchequer, in 1888, he introduced the Goschen formula to allocate funding for Scotland and Ireland.

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