Prime Minister Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

THE RT HON ACHIBALD PHILIP PRIMROSE LORD DALMENY, 5th EARL OF ROSEBERY, 1st EARL OF MIDLOTHIAN, KNIGHT OF THE GARTER (KG), HM PRIVY COUNSELLOR (PC), born 7 May 1847 and died 21 May 1929, was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Between the death of his father, in 1851, and the death of his grandfather, the 4th Earl, in 1868, he was known by the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny.

Rosebery first came to national attention in 1879–1880 by sponsoring the successful Midlothian campaign of William Ewart Gladstone. He briefly was in charge of Scottish affairs. This finest performance in office came as CHAIRMAN OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL in 1889. He entered The Cabinet in 1885 and served twice as FOREIGN MINISTER, paying special attention to French and German affairs. He succeeded Gladstone as PRIME MINISTER and leader of the Liberal party in 1894; the Liberals lost the 1895 election. He resigned the party leadership in 1896 and never again held political office. He was widely known as a brilliant orator, an outstanding sportsman and marksman, a writer and historian, connoisseur and collector. All of these activities attracted him more than politics, which grew boring and unattractive. Furthermore, he drifted to the right of the Liberal party and became a bitter critic of its policies.

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