Henry Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford

Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford, GCMG, PC (3 August 1825 – 29 January 1914), known as Sir Henry Holland, Bt, from 1873 to 1888 and as The Lord Knutsford from 1888 to 1895, was a British Conservative politician, best known for serving as Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1887 to 1892.

For other people with the same name, see Henry Holland (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Knutsford
GCMG PC
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
14 January 1887 – 11 August 1892
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byHon. Edward Stanhope
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Ripon
Personal details
Born
Henry Thurstan Holland

3 August 1825 (1825-08-03)
Brook Street, Mayfair, Middlesex
Died29 January 1914 (1914-01-30) (aged 88)
Eaton Square, Belgravia, Middlesex
Political partyConservative
SpouseElizabeth Hibbert (d. 1855)
Alma materUniversity College, Durham
Trinity College, Cambridge
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