Person

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil

British statesman and prime minister at the turn of the twentieth century, associated with imperial politics, conservative governance, and high Victorian diplomacy.

Status: draft
Entity Type: person
Start Date: 3 Feb 1830
End Date: 22 Aug 1903

Summary

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, was prime minister of the United Kingdom at the start of the twentieth century.

Historical role

He matters here because his last ministry marked the transition from late Victorian politics into the twentieth-century imperial and party system.

Connections

Useful for linking British imperial policy, Conservative politics, and the changing global position of Britain around 1900.