Series 04: James S. Hassall, diary 1881: No. 07

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SOVEREIGNS,&c,. OF EUROPE                                               

Age in 1881, and Date of Accession                               

BRITISH GOVERNMENT

First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone (£7,500)
Lord High Chancellor, Lord Selborne (£10,000)
Lord President of the Privy Council,  Earl Spencer (£2,000)
Lord Privy Seal, Duke of Argyll (£2,000)
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Earl Granville  (£5,000)
Secretary of State for the Colonies, Earl of Kimberley  (£5,000)
Secretary of State for the Home Department, Sir W. Vernon Harcourt (£5,000)
Secretary of State for War, Right Hon. Hugh C.E. Childers (£5,000)
Sec. of State for India, Marquis of Hartington  (£5,000)
First Lord of the Admiralty, Earl of Northbrook (£4,500)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Right Hon. John Bright  (£2,500)
Chief Secretary for Ireland, Right. Hon. W. E. Forster (£4,425)
President of Local Government Board, Right. Hon. Jno. Geo. Dodson (£2,000)
President of the Board of Trade, Right. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain (£2,000)
THE ABOVE FORM THE CABINET
Vice-President of this Council, A. J. Mundella (£2,000)
Lord Chamberlain, Earl of Kenmare (£2,000)
Postmaster-General, Henry Fawcett (£2,500)
Attorney-General, Sir Henry James (£7,000)
Solicitor-General, Sir Farrer Herschell  (£6,000)
Secretary to the Admiralty, G. J. Shaw-Lefevre, M.P. (£2,000)
Chief Commissioner of Works, W. P. Adam  (£2,000)
Lord-Lieut. of Ireland, Earl Cowper, K.G., (£20,000)
Lord-Advocate of Scotland, Jno. McLaren (£2,387)

THE ROYAL FAMILY
Date of Birth and Age in 1861.

Queen Victoria.................................. May 24, 1819..62
Prince Consort.................................. Aug. 26, 1819, (Died Dec. 14, 1861)
Princes Royal.................................... Nov. 21,1840..41 (Married Jan. 25, 1858, to Crown Prince Fred, William of Prussia) 6 children.
Prince of Wales.............................. Nov. 9, 1841..40 (Married March 10, 1863, to Alexandra, Princess of Denmark, born Dec. 1, 1844). Issue –

Albert Victor Christian Ed., Jan. 8, 1864.....17

George Fk. Ernest Albert, June 3, 1865.......16

Louise Vict. Alex Dagmar, Feb. 20, 1867...14
Victoria Alex. Olga Mary, July 6, 1868........13
Maud Char. Mary. Vict. Nov. 26, 1869........12

Princess Alice Maud Mary,.................April 25, 1843  (Married July 1, 1862, to Prince Louis of Hesse, died Dec.14, 1878) 7 children
Pr. Alfred Ernest Albert (Duke of Edinburgh)...Aug. 6, 1844...37 (Married, January 23, 1874, to Grand Duchess Mare Alexandrovna of Russia) 3 children
Princess Helena. Aug. Vict.. May 25, 1846....35 (Married July 5, 1866, to Pr. Christian of Schleswig-Holstein) 5 children
Prs. Louise Car. Alberta....Mar. 18, 1848...33 (Married March 21, 1871, to Marquis of Lorne)
Pr. Arthur William Patrick Albert (Duke of Connaught)........... May 1, 1850...31 (Married March 13, 1879, to Princess Louise of Prussia)
Pr Leopold G. Duncan Al., Apr. 7, 1853...28
Prs. Beatrice Mary V. Feo., Apr. 14, 1857...24
Duke of Cumberland.......Sept. 21, 1815...36
Duke of Cambridge..........March 26, 1819...62
Duchess of Cambridge...... July 25, 1797...84
Duchess of Mecklenburgh...July 19, 1822...59
Duchess of Teck.................Nov. 27, 1833...48
 

COLONIAL GOVERNORS

Bahamas—William Robinson, Esq., C.M.G.
Barbadoes—Sir H.E. Bulwer, K.C.M.G.
Bermuda—Major-Gen. Sir R. M. Ladan.
British-Guiana—C.H. Kortright, Esq., C.M.G.
Canada—The Rt. Hon. Marquid of Lorne.
Cape of G. Hope—Rt. Hone. Sir H.B.R. Frere, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.S.I.
Ceylon—Hon. Sir J. R. Longden, K.C.M.G.
Falkland Islands—T.F. Callaghan, Esq.
Fiji—The Hon. Sir A.H. Gordon, G.C.M.G.
Gibraltar—Gen. Lord Napier of Magdala.
Gold Coast—H.T. Ussher, Esq., C.M.G.
Heligoland—Lieut.-Col. Sir H.G.B. Mazse.
Honduras—F.P. Barlee, Esq., C.M.G.
Hong Kong—Sir J.P. Hennessy, K.C.M.G.
Jamaica—Sir A. Musgrave, K.C.M.G.
Leeward Islands—Geo. Berkeley, Esq., C.M.G.
Malta—Gen. Sir A. Borton, K.C.B.
Mauritius—Sit G.F. Bown, G.C.M.G.
Natal—Maj.-Gen. Sir C. G. Colley, K.C S.
Newfoundland—Sir John H. Glover, G.C.M.G.
New South Wales—Rt. Hon. Lord A. Loftus, G.C.B.
N. Zealand—Sir Hercules Robinson, G.C.M.G.
Queensland—Sir A. E. Kennedy, K.C.M.G.
S. Aust.—Maj.-Gen. Sire W.F.D. Jervois, R.E.,C.C.M.G., C.B.
Strait Settlements—F.A. Weld, Esq., C.M.G.
St. Helena—H.R. Janisch. Esq., C.M.G.
Tasmania—Maj. G.C. Strahan, R.A., C.M.G.
Trinidad—Sir H.T. Irving, K.C.M.G.
Victoria—The Marquis of Normandy, G.C.M.G.
W Africa Settlemts—Surg.-Maj. Sir Saml. Rowe, K.C.M.G.
West Australia—Sir W.C.F. Robinson, K.C.M.G. 
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India—The Most Noble the Marquis of Ripon.
Do. Bombay—The Rt. Hone. Sire Jas. Ferguson, Bart., K.C.M.G.
Do. Madras—His Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chandes, G.C.S.I.
Do. [indecipherable]—Hon. Ashley Eden, C.S.I.

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