Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Personal data
Lord Palmerston, circa 1855 by Francis Cruikshank.
Date of birth	20 October 1784
Place of birth	Westminster
Date of death	18 October 1865(age 80)
Place of death	Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire
Political party	Whig and Liberal
Alma mater	The University of Edinburgh
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office	12 June 1859 - 18 October 1865
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Succeeded by	The Earl Russell
Preceded by	The Earl of Derby
In office	6 February 1855 - 19 February 1858
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Succeeded by	The Earl of Derby
Preceded by	The Earl of Aberdeen
Leader of the Opposition
In office	19 February 1858 - 11 June 1859
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime minister	The Earl of Derby
Succeeded by	The Earl of Derby
Preceded by	The Earl of Derby
Home Secretary
In office	28 December 1852 - 6 February 1855
Prime minister	The Earl of Aberdeen
Succeeded by	Sir George Grey, Bt
Preceded by	Spencer Horatio Walpole
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office	6 July 1846 - 26 December 1851
Prime minister	Lord John Russell
Succeeded by	The Earl Granville
Preceded by	The Earl of Aberdeen
In office	18 April 1835 - 2 September 1841
Prime minister	The Viscount Melbourne Sir Robert Peel, Bt
Succeeded by	The Earl of Aberdeen
Preceded by	The Duke of Wellington
In office	22 November 1830 - 15 November 1834
Prime minister	The Earl Grey The Viscount Melbourne
Succeeded by	The Earl Granville
Preceded by	The Earl of Aberdeen