Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor

Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor (1847-1911) was a British Conservative politician. He served briefly as First Lord of the Admiralty under Balfour.

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1847 - 1911 - Conservative - First Lord of the Admiralty - Balfour

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Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, he was Conservative Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire from 1874 to 1885. He succeeded to the Earldom in 1898. He took a leading part in the conservative opposition to Lloyd George's budget of 1909 and in drafting resolutions for the reform of the House of Lords in 1910.

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Eton College - Christ Church, Oxford - Conservative - Member of Parliament - Carmarthenshire - Lloyd George - House of Lords

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He took an active part in Pembrokeshire local affairs, and as Chairman of the Great Western Railway from 1895 to 1905 greatly improved the service. He was also President of the Institute of Naval Architects from 1905.

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