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. He retired in 1900. In 1886 he was created a viscount.

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Sir William Harcourt | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Home Secretary
1885–1886 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Hugh Childers

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The Earl of Kimberley | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Secretary of State for India
1886–1892 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
The Earl of Kimberley

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The Lord Tweedmouth | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1895 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
Sir Henry James

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The Lord Tweedmouth | width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |Lord Privy Seal
1895–1900 | width="30%" |Succeeded by:
The Marquess of Salisbury