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The Most Hon. James Gascoyne-Cecil KG GCVO CB PC

4th Marquess of Salisbury

Lord Salisbury is a former Conservative member of parliament for Rochester. He represented the constituency between January 1893 and August 1903.

During his time in parliament, Lord Salisbury served as lord keeper of the privy seal, leader of the House of Lords, lord president of the council, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, president of the Board of Trade, and parliamentary under-secretary of state for foreign affairs.

Political Career

Lord Salisbury has served in the following posts:

UK Parliament

  House of Lords
 

  House of Commons
 

Government Posts

  Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal

  Leader of the House of Lords

  Lord President of the Council

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

  President of the Board of Trade

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Except for government posts, only periods where Lord Salisbury represented Medway are included in this section. Some of Medway's current and former representatives have also represented other parts of the country in local government, devolved assemblies and both houses of parliament.

Electoral History

Lord Salisbury has stood in the following elections:

UK Parliament

A green bar on the right hand side of the result indicates that Lord Salisbury was elected, while a red bar indicates they were not elected. Click on a card to see the full results for that election.

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