Caricature from Punch, 1882

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (June 25, 1827 - January 29, 1896) was a British and Australian Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (520x816, 50 KB)1882 caricature of H.C.E. Childers Scanned from Punch, 25 November 1882, page 250 Artwork by Edward Linley Sambourne File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (520x816, 50 KB)1882 caricature of H.C.E. Childers Scanned from Punch, 25 November 1882, page 250 Artwork by Edward Linley Sambourne File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... The term statesman is a respectful term used to refer to diplomats, politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born in London and educated at both Oxford and the University of Cambridge, graduating B.A. from the latter in 1850. He then decided to seek a career in Australia and in October emigrated to Victoria. St. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...

He joined the government of Victoria and served as inspector of schools and immigration agent, before becoming auditor-general in 1853. In 1852 he placed a bill before the state legislature proposing the establishment of a second university for Victoria, following the foundation of the University of Sydney in 1850. With the receipt of the Royal Assent in 1853, the University of Melbourne was founded, with Childers as its first vice-chancellor. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, or the Sovereigns representative in Commonwealth Realms, completes the process of the enactment of legislation by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Melbourne   The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ...

He retained the post until his return to Britain in March 1857 and received a M.A. from Cambridge the same year. In 1860 he entered Parliament as the Liberal member for Pontefract, and served in a minor capacity in the government of Lord Palmerston, becoming a civil lord of the admiralty in 1864 and financial secretary to the treasury in 1865. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... REDIRECT [1] ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... Pontefract Castle in its heyday Pontefract (from the Latin for Broken Bridge) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1, or Great North Road, the M62 motorway and Castleford. ... Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (October 20, 1784 - October 18, 1865) was a British Prime Minister and Liberal politician. ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The new eastern entrance to HM Treasury HM Treasury (Her/His Majestys Treasury) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for and putting into effect the UK Governments financial and economic policy. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

With the election of Gladstone's government in 1868 he rose to greater prominence, serving as First Lord of the Admiralty, and inaugurating a policy of retrenchment. In 1871 he was forced to resign due to ill-health but returned the following year as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809–19 May 1898) was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The First Lord of the Admiralty was a British government position in charge of the Admiralty. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ...

When the Liberals regained power in 1880 Childers was appointed Secretary for War, a position he accepted reluctantly. He therefore had to bear responsibility for cuts in arms expenditure, a policy that provoked controversy when rebellions against British authority broke out in South Africa in 1880 and Egypt in 1882. 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, a British cabinet-level position, first applied to Henry Dundas (appointed in 1794). ...

He became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1882, a post he had coveted. As such, he attempted to implement a conversion of consols in 1884. Although the scheme proved a failure, it paved the way for the subsequent conversion in 1888. The Right Honourable Gordon Brown, MP, current Chancellor of the Exchequer The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the ancient title held by the British cabinet minister whose responsibilities are akin to the posts of Minister for Finance or Secretary of the Treasury in other jurisdictions. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Consols (consolidated annuities) were British government bonds, most commonly used in the late 19th and early 20th century, when they constituted the major part of the British national debt. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Faced with a budget shortfall in June 1885, he attempted to resolve the problem by increasing alcohol duty and income tax. His budget was rejected by Parliament, and the government - already unpopular due to events in Egypt - was forced out of office. The Earl of Rosebery commented resignedly: "So far as I know the budget is as good a question to go out upon as any other, and Tuesday as good a day." 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... Chinese Gordon as Governor of Sudan Charles George Gordon, C.B. (January 28, 1833 - January 26, 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. ... Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (May 7, 1847 - May 21, 1929) was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. ...

At the subsequent election in December 1885 Childers lost his Pontefract seat, but returned as an independent Home Ruler for Edinburgh South (one of the few Liberals who adopted this policy before Gladstone's conversion in 1886). He then served as Home Secretary in the short-lived ministry of 1886. He was critical of the financial clauses of the first Home Rule Bill, and their withdrawal was largely due to his threat of resignation. Nevertheless, the Bill still failed to pass, and its rejection brought down the Liberal government. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Devolution or Home rule is the pooling of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ... Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... The Home Secretary (official full title Secretary of State for the Home Department) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

He retired from parliament in 1892, and his last piece of work was the drafting of a report for the royal commission on Irish financial relations, of which he was chairman. 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Miscellaneous

Towards the end of his ministerial career "HCE" Childers was notable for his girth, and so acquired the nickname "Here Comes Everybody".

A cousin, Robert Erskine Childers, was author of the famous spy novel The Riddle of the Sands and father of the fourth President of Ireland, Erskine Childers. // Overview Robert Erskine Childers Robert Erskine Childers (June 25, 1870 - November 24, 1922) was an author and Irish nationalist who was executed by the authorities of the newly independent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. ... The Riddle of the Sands is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. ... The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... Erskine Hamilton Childers (November 11, 1905 - November 17, 1974), the son of Robert Erskine Childers (the author of The Riddle of the Sands), served as the fourth President of Ireland from 1973 until his death in 1974. ...

Biography

• The Life and Correspondence of the Rt. Hon. Hugh C.E. Childers, Spencer Childers, 1901
• The Educational Activities in Victoria of the Right Hon. H. C. E. Childers, E. Sweetman, 1940

Succession

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