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Hugh Culling Eardley Childers
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Hugh Culling Eardley Childers

British politician
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Born:
June 25, 1827, London
Died:
Jan. 29, 1896, London (aged 68)
Political Affiliation:
Liberal Party
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Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (born June 25, 1827, London—died Jan. 29, 1896, London) was a politician in Australia and later in Great Britain. He was a prominent member of the British Liberal Party and a fervent supporter of William Ewart Gladstone, in whose first three ministries he held high offices. After studying at Wadham College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge, Childers immigrated to Australia in 1850, entered the civil service, and in 1856 became a Cabinet member in the newly created parliamentary government of the state of Victoria. Returning to London in 1857 as agent general for Victoria, Childers soon ...(100 of 228 words)

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