| Authorised form of name | Northcote; Stafford Henry (1818 - 1887); 1st Earl of Iddesleigh and Viscount St Cyres |
| Dates | 1818 - 1887 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | 23 Portland Place, London, England |
| Date of birth | 27 October 1818 |
| Place of death | The ante-room of the Prime Minister's house in Downing Street, London |
| Date of death | 12 January 1887 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Upton Pyne, Devon |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; Balliol College, Oxford. BA (1839), MA (1842)
Career:
MP for Dudley (1855-1857); MP for Stamford (1858-1866); Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1859); MP for North Devon (1866-1885); Privy Councillor (1866); President of the Board of Trade (1866-1867); Secretary of State for India (1867-1868); Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons (1874-1880); Foreign Secretary (1886-1887)
Honours:
CB 1851; GCB 1880; Earl of Iddesleigh and Viscount St Cyres 1885
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/02/1875 |
| Relationships | Son of Henry Stafford Northcote; succeeded his grandfather as 8th Baronet |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 08 October 1870, 05 July 1881 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/10627317 |
| Royal Society code | NA6544 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1875/01 | Northcote, Stafford Henry, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh and Viscount St Cyres: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/257/3/203 | Letter from Stafford Henry Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh to Edward Sabine | 11 November 1867 |
| MC/10/258 | Letter from Stafford H [Henry] Northcote, [Chancellor of the Exchequer], 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, to Dr [William Benjamin] Carpenter | 22 May 1875 |
| MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
| MS/257/4/101 | Copy of a letter from Edward Sabine to [Thomas Henry] Farrer for Stafford Northcote | 6 November 1867 |
| MS/257/4/102 | Copy of a letter from Edward Sabine to [Thomas Henry] Farrer for Stafford Northcote with draft reply from Northcote | 6 November 1867 |