Goulburn, Henry, 1784-1856 (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
Biography
Henry Goulburn (1784-1856), statesman, was born in London on 19 March 1784. He was admitted to Trinity College Cambridge in 1800, and matriculated at the age of seventeen and entered Trinity as a fellow commoner in 1801, graduated BA in 1805, followed by MA in 1808. On his coming of age in 1805 he undertook full responsibility for managing the family estates in Jamaica, the most important of which was centred on Amity Hall. He was seated in February in 1808 on petition to the house for the Irwins' burgage borough of Horsham. Goulburn replaced Peel in August 1812 as under-secretary for war and colonies. He became chief secretary of Ireland in 1821, and in January 1828 he was swiftly appointed chancellor of the exchequer by his old friend and new prime minister, the duke of Wellington. He on 12 January 1856 at Betchworth.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Add.9450/C4/44, 1827
Printed letter as candidate for Cambridge University MP
Henry Goulburn: Correspondence, 1826-1841
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Letter from Henry Goulburn, April 1831
Letter 27 April 1831 to a supporter about Cambridge University seat in General Election