Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross
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Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross (28 January 1882–14 March 1932), was a British peer and civil servant.
Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross
, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
. His father died when Cross was ten. He was subsequently educated at Eton
and University College, Oxford
, and succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1914.
Lord Cross was private secretary to successive Permanent Secretaries to the Treasury
from 1912 to 1917. The latter year he was appointed Principal Secretary to The Treasury
, a post he held until his death 15 years later.
Lord Cross married Maud Evelyn Inigo, daughter of Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones, in 1918. They had three sons and a daughter. He died in March 1932, aged 50, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Assheton. The Viscountess Cross died in April 1976.
Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross
, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
. His father died when Cross was ten. He was subsequently educated at Eton
and University College, Oxford
, and succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1914.
Lord Cross was private secretary to successive Permanent Secretaries to the Treasury
from 1912 to 1917. The latter year he was appointed Principal Secretary to The Treasury
, a post he held until his death 15 years later.
Lord Cross married Maud Evelyn Inigo, daughter of Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones, in 1918. They had three sons and a daughter. He died in March 1932, aged 50, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Assheton. The Viscountess Cross died in April 1976.
Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross
, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
. His father died when Cross was ten. He was subsequently educated at Eton
and University College, Oxford
, and succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1914.
Lord Cross was private secretary to successive Permanent Secretaries to the Treasury
from 1912 to 1917. The latter year he was appointed Principal Secretary to The Treasury
, a post he held until his death 15 years later.
Lord Cross married Maud Evelyn Inigo, daughter of Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones, in 1918. They had three sons and a daughter. He died in March 1932, aged 50, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Assheton. The Viscountess Cross died in April 1976.
Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross
William Cross (British politician)
The Honourable William Henry Cross , was a British Conservative politician.Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, DL, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire...
, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, GCB, GCSI, PC, FRS , known before his elevation to the peerage as R. A. Cross, was a British statesman and Conservative politician...
. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
. His father died when Cross was ten. He was subsequently educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, and succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1914.
Lord Cross was private secretary to successive Permanent Secretaries to the Treasury
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
The Permanent Secretary to the Treasury is the most senior civil servant at HM Treasury. The post originated as that of Assistant Secretary to the Treasury in 1805; that office was given new duties and renamed in 1867 as a Permanent Secretaryship....
from 1912 to 1917. The latter year he was appointed Principal Secretary to The Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
, a post he held until his death 15 years later.
Lord Cross married Maud Evelyn Inigo, daughter of Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones, in 1918. They had three sons and a daughter. He died in March 1932, aged 50, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Assheton. The Viscountess Cross died in April 1976.
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Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross (28 January 1882–14 March 1932), was a British peer and civil servant.Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross
William Cross (British politician)
The Honourable William Henry Cross , was a British Conservative politician.Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, DL, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire...
, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, GCB, GCSI, PC, FRS , known before his elevation to the peerage as R. A. Cross, was a British statesman and Conservative politician...
. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
. His father died when Cross was ten. He was subsequently educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, and succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1914.
Lord Cross was private secretary to successive Permanent Secretaries to the Treasury
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
The Permanent Secretary to the Treasury is the most senior civil servant at HM Treasury. The post originated as that of Assistant Secretary to the Treasury in 1805; that office was given new duties and renamed in 1867 as a Permanent Secretaryship....
from 1912 to 1917. The latter year he was appointed Principal Secretary to The Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
, a post he held until his death 15 years later.
Lord Cross married Maud Evelyn Inigo, daughter of Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones, in 1918. They had three sons and a daughter. He died in March 1932, aged 50, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Assheton. The Viscountess Cross died in April 1976.
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Richard Assheton Cross, 2nd Viscount Cross (28 January 1882–14 March 1932), was a British peer and civil servant.Cross was the only son of the Honourable William Cross
William Cross (British politician)
The Honourable William Henry Cross , was a British Conservative politician.Cross was the eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, by Georgiana, daughter of Thomas Lyon, DL, of Appleton Hall, Cheshire...
, eldest son of R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, GCB, GCSI, PC, FRS , known before his elevation to the peerage as R. A. Cross, was a British statesman and Conservative politician...
. His mother was Mary, daughter of William Lewthwaite, of Broadgate, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
. His father died when Cross was ten. He was subsequently educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, and succeeded his grandfather in the viscountcy in 1914.
Lord Cross was private secretary to successive Permanent Secretaries to the Treasury
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
The Permanent Secretary to the Treasury is the most senior civil servant at HM Treasury. The post originated as that of Assistant Secretary to the Treasury in 1805; that office was given new duties and renamed in 1867 as a Permanent Secretaryship....
from 1912 to 1917. The latter year he was appointed Principal Secretary to The Treasury
HM Treasury
HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy...
, a post he held until his death 15 years later.
Lord Cross married Maud Evelyn Inigo, daughter of Major-General Inigo Richmund Jones, in 1918. They had three sons and a daughter. He died in March 1932, aged 50, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Assheton. The Viscountess Cross died in April 1976.