George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley
George John Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley PC DL (12 June 1831 – 19 April 1928) was a British Liberal Party politician. In a ministerial career that spanned thirty years, he was twice First Commissioner of Works and also served as Postmaster General and President of the Local Government Board.
The Right Honourable The Lord Eversley PC DL | |
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| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 29 November 1881 – 13 February 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | William Patrick Adam |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Rosebery |
| In office 18 August 1892 – 10 March 1894 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Hon. David Plunket |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Gladstone |
| Postmaster General | |
| In office 7 November 1884 – 9 June 1885 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Henry Fawcett |
| Succeeded by | Lord John Manners |
| President of the Local Government Board | |
| In office 1894 – 21 June 1895 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | Henry Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Henry Chaplin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1831 Battersea |
| Died | 19 April 1928 (aged 96) Kings Worthy, Hampshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Lady Constance Reynolds-Moreton (d. 1929) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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