John Wodehouse, first earl of Kimberley

(1826-1902)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Kimberley, John Wodehouse, Earl of, 1826-1902 NRA: Wodehouse John (1826-1902) 1st Earl of Kimberley statesman DNB: Wodehouse, John, first earl of Kimberley (1826–1902), politician LBT ID: LdKimbe1 VIAF ID: 27213963 LOC ID: nb97075661	B/BAP: 1826-01-07 DIED: 1902-04-08
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Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he was a Liberal politician who succeeded his grandfather as Baron Wodehouse in 1846 and was created earl of Kimberley in 1866.
REFERENCES TO John Wodehouse, first earl of Kimberley: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter VIII Found 1: ¶ 8