R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
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Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823–1914). British statesman and Conservative politician. From Lancashire, he first came to prominence as Home Secretary in Disraeli's second government (1874–1880). He retained this office in Lord Salisbury's caretaker government (1885–1886), but then moved over to the India Office (1886–1892). He was very briefly Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Salisbury's third government (1895–1902) before being elevated to the sinecure post Lord Privy Seal. In 1886 he was created a viscount. In 1898 he chaired the Joint Select Committee on Electrical Energy (Generating Stations and Supply), which recommended granting compulsory purchase powers for the building of power stations. He retired in 1900.
| Preceded by: Robert Lowe | Home Secretary 1874–1880 | Succeeded by: Sir William Harcourt |
| Preceded by: Sir William Harcourt | Home Secretary 1885–1886 | Succeeded by: Hugh Childers |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Kimberley | Secretary of State for India 1886–1892 | Succeeded by: The Earl of Kimberley |
| Preceded by: The Lord Tweedmouth | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1895 | Succeeded by: Sir Henry James |
| Preceded by: The Lord Tweedmouth | Lord Privy Seal 1895–1900 | Succeeded by: The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by: New Creation | Viscount Cross | Succeeded by: Richard Assheton Cross Reference
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