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Marquess of Salisbury

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The Resume

    (February 3, 1830-August 22, 1903)
    Born in Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
    Birth name was Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil
    Third Marquess of Salisbury
    Served in the House of Commons (1853-68) and House of Lords (1868-1903)
    Foreign Secretary (1878-80,1885-86,1887-92,1895-1900)
    Three-time Prime Minister (1885-86,1886-92,1895-1902)
    Member of the Conservative Party

Why he might be annoying:

    He was prone to depression.
    He appointed his nephew, Arthur Balfour, to his cabinet.
    He resigned after his cabinet split over the conduct of the Boer War.
    He was twice offered a dukedom by the monarch, but rejected it, claiming he could not afford the lifestyle expected of a duke.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He committed England to the Two Power Standard under which the Royal Navy would be equal in size to the next two largest navies combined.
    Despite being a Conservative, he instituted key social reforms, including the Free Education Act and the Workman's Compensation Act.
    He said, 'I object to Parliament trying to regulate private morality in matters which only affects the person who commits the offence.'
    Clement Attlee called Salisbury the best Prime Minister of his lifetime.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 65 Votes: 75.38% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 98 Votes: 55.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 78.05% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying