Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

The Right Honourable The Earl of Iddesleigh GCB PC FRS
Iddesleigh in 1870s
President of the Board of Trade
In office 6 July 1866 – 8 March 1867
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby
Preceded by	Thomas Milner Gibson
Succeeded by	The Duke of Richmond
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 21 February 1874 – 21 April 1880
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	William Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded by	William Ewart Gladstone
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 3 August 1886 – 12 January 1887
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	The Earl of Rosebery
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Salisbury
Personal details
Born	27 October 1818 (1818-10-27) London, England
Died	12 January 1887(1887-01-12) (aged 68) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Cecilia Frances Farrer (died 1910)
Children	10
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh GCB PC FRS (27 October 1818 – 12 January 1887), known as Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet from 1851 to 1885, was a British Conservative politician. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1874 and 1880 and as Foreign Secretary between 1886 and 1887.

According to Nigel Keohane, historians have portrayed him "as a man who fell short of the ultimate achievement of being prime minister largely because of personal weakness, and lack of political virility and drive."^[1]