The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Cross, Richard Assheton
Cross, Richard Assheton, First Viscount: (1816); b. 1823; s. of William Cross; educ; at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge: called to the bar, Inner Temple, 1849; a Bencher M.P. 1876; M.P. for Preston, 1857-62, and S. Lancashire, 1868-86; Home Secretary, 1874-80 and 1885-6; Secretary of State for India, 1886 to 1892; Lord Privy Seal, 1895-1900: made a Viscount, 1886; P.C., G.C.S.I. 1892; D.C.L., LL.D. Cambridge, 1878; G.C.B. 1880; F.R.S., author of legal works. Address: c/o India Office, London.