Earl of Iddesleigh
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Earl of Iddesleigh, in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the Conservative politician Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet, of Pynes in the
Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote was a British Conservative politician who served as the third governor-general of Australia, in office from 1904 to 1908. He was previously the governor o
Earl of Iddesleigh
…was the aforementioned eighth Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1885. Two other members of the Northcote family have also gained distinction. Henry Northcote, second son of the first Earl, was created Baron Northcote in 1899 and served as Governor-General of Australia from 1904 to 1908. Sir Geoffry Northcote…
Northcote in 1905
Northcote caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1904
Alice, Lady Northcote