Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland
Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland KG (19 April 1803 – 21 August 1891), styled The Honourable Harry Vane until 1827 and Lord Harry Vane from 1827 to 1864, who in 1864 adopted by Royal Licence the surname and arms of Powlett in lieu of Vane, was an English landowner, diplomat and Whig statesman. During the crisis which led to the collapse of Lord Russell's government in 1866 over the question of parliamentary reform, he was considered a possible compromise prime minister in a Whig-Conservative anti-reform coalition government, but such plans came to nothing.
The Duke of Cleveland KG | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1803 |
| Died | 21 August 1891 (aged 88) Cleveland House, 16 St James's Square, Westminster, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig, Liberal Party |
| Spouse |
Lady Wilhelmina Stanhope
(m. 1854) |
| Parent(s) | William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland Lady Catherine Powlett |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
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