Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava ( 1826 - 1902 )

Birth: Florence, Italy (21 June 1826) Death: Clandeboye House, Belfast (12 February 1902) Education: Eton; Christ Church, Oxford Career: President, Oxford Union (1847); Lord in Waiting (1854-1858); Under Secretary for India (1864-1866); Privy Councillor (1868); Governor General of Canada (1872-1878); Ambassador to St Petersburg (1879-1881); Ambassador to Constantinople (1881-1884); Viceroy of India (1884-1888); Ambassador to Rome (1889-1891); Ambassador to Paris (1891-1896); Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1891-1895) Honours: Baron 1850; KCB 1861; KP 1864; GCMG 1876; GCB 1883; GCSI 1884; GCIE 1887; Marquess 1888 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/02/1865.