Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
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The Rt Hon. R.A. Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823 - 1914). British statesman and Conservative politician. From Lancashire, he first came to prominence as Home Secretary in Disraeli's second government (1874 - 1880). He retained this office in Lord Salisbury's caretaker government (1885 - 1886), but then moved over to the India Office (1886 - 1892). He was very briefly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Salisbury's third government (1895 - 1902) before being elevated to the sinecure post Lord Privy Seal. He retired in 1900. In 1886 he was created a viscount.
| Preceded by: Robert Lowe | Home Secretary 1874–1880 | Followed by: Sir William Harcourt |
| Preceded by: Sir William Harcourt | Home Secretary 1885–1886 | Followed by: Hugh Childers |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Kimberley | Secretary of State for India 1886–1892 | Followed by: The Earl of Kimberley |
| Preceded by: The Lord Tweedmouth | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1895 | Followed by: Sir Henry James |
| Preceded by: The Lord Tweedmouth | Lord Privy Seal 1895–1900 | Followed by: The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by: New Creation | Viscount Cross | Followed by: Richard Assheton Cross |
