James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, GCB, PC (25 March 1807 – 17 May 1889), styled Viscount FitzHarris from 1820 to 1841, was a British statesman of the Victorian era.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Malmesbury
GCB PC
The 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, c.1867
Leader of the House of Lords
In office
27 February 1868  1 December 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterBenjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Earl of Derby
Succeeded byThe Earl Granville
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
21 February 1874  12 August 1876
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterBenjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Viscount Halifax
Succeeded byThe Earl of Beaconsfield
In office
6 July 1866  1 December 1868
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Duke of Argyll
Succeeded byThe Earl of Kimberley
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
26 February 1858  18 June 1859
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Preceded byThe Earl of Clarendon
Succeeded byLord John Russell
In office
27 February 1852  28 December 1852
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Preceded byThe Earl Granville
Succeeded byLord John Russell
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
11 September 1841  17 May 1889
Hereditary Peerage
Preceded byThe 2nd Earl of Malmesbury
Succeeded byThe 4th Earl of Malmesbury
Member of Parliament
for Wilton
In office
22 July 1841  10 September 1841
Preceded byEdward Baker
Succeeded byJames Agar
Personal details
Born25 March 1807 (2024-04-18UTC14:24)
Died17 May 1889 (1889-05-18) (aged 82)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)1 Lady Corisande Emma Bennet (d. 1876)
(2) Susan Hamilton (d. 1935)
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
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